Palladium is seeking an Education Policy and Regulation Researcher for INOVASI Phase 3 (2024-2027), an Australian Government (DFAT) funded education program in Indonesia managed by Palladium. INOVASI supports systemic education reform across 25 districts and cities, focusing on foundational literacy and numeracy, gender equality, disability and social inclusion, and climate change in education.
This is a consultant position, 6 months (up to 90 days of input), home-based in Indonesia with travel to other INOVASI areas as necessary. It is open to Indonesian nationals and permanent residents with authority to live and work in Indonesia.
Under the direction of the Policy Advisers, the researcher will provide technical assistance to Bappenas, MoPSE and MoRA on education policy development through desk reviews, data analysis, and drafting policy briefs, and will help formulate recommendations and evaluate existing policies to identify gaps.
Key topics: climate change education integration, bridging the policy-implementation gap, deep learning pedagogies, coding and AI learning, inclusive education for children with disabilities, gender equality and prevention of school-related gender-based violence, GEDSI mainstreaming, teacher competency development, and student assessment reform.
Responsibilities:
- Analyse existing education policies and regulations on inclusive education, domestically and internationally, to identify best practices.
- Assess the alignment of textbooks and learning materials with climate change issues and green education principles.
- Work with government ministries on policy research and strategic policy briefs for high-level advocacy.
- Draft policy briefs on lessons learned from inclusive education and climate change integration pilots in schools and madrasah.
- Review draft implementation guidelines with experts and stakeholders.
- Analyse evaluation data on government priority programs for MoRA and MoECRT.
- Provide technical assistance to refine INOVASI's strategy on disability inclusion and climate change integration.
Qualifications:
- Degree in a relevant field and experience supporting education policy research and analysis.
- Minimum 5 years of recent experience in Indonesia's education sector.
- Strong understanding of climate change issues in education and sustainable development frameworks.
- Proven experience in alignment and content analysis of textbooks and learning materials.
- Experience working with Indonesian government ministries and producing high-impact policy briefs.
- Understanding of Indonesia's inclusive education policy and systems, with government networks.
- Ability to work independently in a multitasking environment, with professionalism and discretion.
- Preferably, donor environment experience and familiarity with the Australian aid program in Indonesia.
The position involves contact with children; all candidates are subject to safeguarding-focused screening.
Closing date: 23 October 2026 at 23:59 GMT+7 Jakarta time.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online through the Palladium careers site: https://palladium.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/25672?c=palladium