Background of the Program

The DFAT-funded Knowledge Partnership Programme (KONEKSI) is Australia’s flagship program in the Indonesia knowledge and innovation sector. KONEKSI’s goal is to achieve an enduring relationship between Indonesia and Australia that advances mutual interest and supports Indonesia’s inclusive and sustainable development. The purpose of the program is to increase the use of knowledge-based solutions for inclusive and sustainable policies and technologies. This purpose positions KONEKSI as a vehicle to produce knowledge on complex socio-economic problems, where effective solutions are often beyond a unique sector or category of stakeholders. It will support both the knowledge to policy cycle (K2P) and the knowledge to innovation cycle (K2I), in a complementary and synergistic way. KONEKSI will focus on two End of Investment Outcomes (EOIOs):

1. Australian and Indonesian organisations have increased collaboration and mutual understanding through knowledge partnerships; and
2. Innovative solutions for inclusive and sustainable policies and technologies are generated by knowledge partnerships.

The Stakeholder Engagement team currently manages a growing portfolio of research uptake work, including review of Knowledge Partner’s Stakeholder Engagement Plan with potential end-users, tracking of stakeholder consultation progress, maintenance of uptake-related data, support to Working Group processes, and exploration of uptake pathways through existing Centres of Excellence and the Innovation Hub. Additional STA support is required to strengthen implementation, documentation, coordination, and follow-up across these workstreams. 

Summary of the position 

In this role, the individual will support KONEKSI’s research uptake work by assisting the implementation, documentation, coordination, and follow-up of activities across relevant workstreams. The Analyst will work closely with the KONEKSI Secretariat, DFAT, GOI counterparts, research partners, and other relevant stakeholders to help strengthen the utilisation and uptake of KONEKSI-supported research.

A central part of the role is to support the review and analysis of partners’ stakeholder analysis, document partners’ progress on stakeholder consultations against agreed plans, and maintain an updated tracking database to monitor research uptake progress. As KONEKSI-funded research projects are reaching to over 100, additional resources are needed to monitor stakeholder engagements and policy uptakes. 

The Analyst will also support the preparation and implementation of Working Groups, other uptake-related forums requested by GOI and DFAT program partners, and the exploration of uptake pathways through existing Centres of Excellence and the Innovation Hub.

This role will also support technical assistance related to the enabling environment for international research collaboration. This includes helping to coordinate engagement among government counterparts, researchers, industry actors, and internal teams, while supporting the preparation of briefing notes, presentations, correspondence, meeting records, and other materials required for KONEKSI activities.

The analyst will also help to connect stakeholder engagement priorities with partner progress, uptake pathways, monitoring data, and emerging policy opportunities. This cross-team coordination will help strengthen KONEKSI’s ability to identify, document, and respond to opportunities for research utilisation and policy uptake.

Key responsibilities 

Under the direction of the Technical Assistance and Research Uptake Coordinator (TARU Coordinator) the Research Uptake Analyst will be responsible for: 

Consolidation, Tracking, and Follow-up of Knowledge Partners’ Stakeholder Engagement Plans 

• Support the TARU Coordinator by consolidating findings from the review of Knowledge Partners’ Stakeholder Engagement Plans, including preparing summary matrices, tracking key engagement commitments, and identifying common patterns across partners’ intended impact pathways, end users, engagement mechanisms, and research uptake objectives.

• Assist in documenting areas where partners may require further support to strengthen the implementation of their stakeholder engagement plans, including follow-up with end users, validation processes, dissemination planning, and tracking of uptake opportunities.

• Analyse thedatabase to monitor partners’ progress against their stakeholder engagement plans and support the TARU Coordinator in preparing synthesis notes, briefings, and follow-up actions.

Research Uptake Tracking and Database Management

• Update the research uptake tracking database, including information on stakeholder consultations, engagement progress, emerging uptake signals, and agreed follow-up actions.

• Document knowledge partners’ progress against agreed stakeholder consultation plans, and ensure that updates are recorded consistently and can be easily retrieved for review, reporting, and decision-making.

• Support the preparation of periodic research uptake summaries and progress updates for internal discussion, management review, and strategic follow-up.

Working Group Support

• Provide technical and administrative support to the TARU Coordinator in implementing the phased Working Group process under Bappenas’ guidance, including preparatory engagement with research partners, Bappenas-led coordination with relevant government stakeholders, pre-working group discussions, national Working Group sessions, documentation, and follow-up.

• Support the preparation of research partners for Working Group engagement, including coordinating partner confirmation, tracking consent to participate, consolidating written responses to guiding questions, and ensuring partner inputs are concise, practical, and suitable for discussion with Bappenas and relevant government stakeholders.

• Assist the TARU Coordinator in consolidating partner inputs on the urgency of the issue, policy or innovation contribution, benefits and risks of inaction, implementation readiness, support required, relevant institutions or champions, potential for replication or scaling, and expected follow-up from the Working Group process.

• Provide coordination support to the Bappenas-led Working Group process, including assisting with engagement with MoHEST, BRIN, Kemendagri, relevant line ministries and agencies, selected sub-national governments, research partners, and potential end users or government off-takers, as required for each Working Group theme.

• Support the preparation and implementation of national Working Group sessions, including agenda tracking, meeting logistics, participant coordination, presentation materials, briefing notes, talking points, and documentation of discussion points, feedback, decisions, and agreed next steps.

• Support the TARU Coordinator in documenting realistic uptake pathways identified through the Working Group process, including possible policy integration, program alignment, further testing, adaptation, scaling, linkage with government systems, regulatory clarification, funding exploration, or coordination with BRIN and other relevant institutions.

Other Duties as Required

For example, assist with implementing PTC and PSC meetings in close coordination with the Program Technical Officer, including preparing high-level summaries, meeting notes, action trackers, and follow-up documentation.

Duration

This is a one-year Consultancy position beginning in July 2026, with the possibility of extension based on performance and program needs.

Job qualifications

Education: 

• Minimum master's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations, Development Studies, or a related field.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in program coordination, research uptake, stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, OR international development programming.

• Experience working with research organisations, government stakeholders, development programs, or policy-facing initiatives is highly desirable.

• Strong ability to review, synthesise, and organise complex information into clear written outputs for program and policy audiences.

• Experience maintaining databases, trackers, action logs, or other monitoring tools.

Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

• Ability to prepare clear reports, briefing notes, meeting summaries, presentation materials, and correspondence for program, government, and donor audiences.

• Strong ability to synthesise information from multiple sources and translate it into concise, practical, and action-oriented outputs.

• Proficiency in coordinating meetings, consultations, workshops, and multi-stakeholder activities, including agenda preparation, participant coordination, documentation, and follow-up.

• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and follow-up actions.

• Ability to maintain databases, trackers, summary matrices, and other documentation systems to support research uptake monitoring and reporting.

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of Indonesia’s research and innovation ecosystem, including relevant government programs, institutional priorities, and policy processes involving Bappenas, BRIN, MoHEST, and other relevant ministries.

• Familiarity with research uptake, knowledge-to-policy, knowledge-to-innovation, evidence-informed policymaking, and stakeholder engagement approaches.

• Understanding of the enabling environment for international research collaboration, including institutional, regulatory, administrative, and partnership-related factors that may affect research utilisation.

• Familiarity with bilateral cooperation arrangements and DFAT-funded development program frameworks is desirable.

• Basic understanding of GEDSI principles and their relevance to inclusive research collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and research uptake is desirable.

Competencies

• Proactive, solution-oriented, and able to work independently with appropriate guidance.

• Able to work collaboratively across teams, including Stakeholder Engagement, Partnership,    Performance, Planning and Learning, GEDSI, SCPD, and Finance and Operations.

• Detail-oriented and able to maintain accurate records of decisions, agreed actions, stakeholder inputs, and follow-up processes.

• Politically aware and able to support engagement with government stakeholders in a professional and sensitive manner.

• Flexible and adaptive, with the ability to respond to emerging requests and changing program priorities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

• Good understanding of research-to-policy processes, stakeholder engagement, policy uptake, or evidence-informed policymaking.

• Experience working on DFAT-funded programs or other donor-funded programs is an advantage
  
   

APPLICATION PROCESS 

Applications can be sent to KONEKSI via: https://bit.ly/KONEKSIJobs  no later than 8 July 2026 COB (05.00 PM, Western Indonesia Time)

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