Research Lead​/Senior Research Consultant – AYANA

Contract type: Consultancy, project-based (with potential to transition to a longer-term, full-time role)

Time commitment: Minimum 50% (approx. 2.5+ days per week), variable by project phase

Location: Indonesia (remote, with in-country engagement as needed)

Start date: Immediate / February 2026

• Functional:
  Global Research Team
• Administrative:
  Executive Director

Yayasan Amanah Daya Nusantara (AYANA) is a non‑profit organisation working to develop practical, long‑term responses to climate change by bringing together civil society leaders and organisations around shared challenges.

We encourage broad participation in civic life, including from people with more traditional or conservative values who feel a strong connection to place, nature, family, and local community.

Our work draws on the tradition of conservative environmentalism, emphasising stewardship of the land we inherit and our responsibility to pass it on in good condition to future generations. We support practical, market‑based approaches that promote innovation, responsible use of resources, and reduced environmental impact, while recognising the importance of national energy security and economic resilience.

A core part of AYANA’s work is strategic communication, grassroots engagement, and ecosystem building. We work directly with community groups, religious institutions, local leaders, women’s groups, youth networks, and rural organisations to strengthen trusted local voices and build durable networks over time. By finding common ground and reducing political polarisation, AYANA aims to move climate conversations away from division and towards shared responsibility.

AYANA is part of the global Our Common Home (OCH) network, which supports initiatives that build political and social consensus for climate action through locally grounded institutions. Research is a central pillar of OCH’s work. AYANA’s research programme applies values‑based audience segmentation to generate deep, actionable insight into public worldviews and narratives, enabling more effective and culturally grounded engagement strategies.

The Research Lead / Senior Research Consultant will lead the technical, analytical, and interpretive delivery of AYANA’s values‑based audience research in Indonesia. The role begins in Phase 2 (quantitative survey and segmentation) of a multi‑phase research programme.

The research uses a values‑based segmentation approach to identify distinct worldview groups, narratives, motivations, and engagement opportunities. Initial work will focus on Java
, recognising Indonesia’s cultural, political, religious, and social diversity, with the intention to adapt and scale the approach to other regions over time.

This is a senior, delivery‑focused role. The consultant is the lead authority on research design, technical decision‑making, analysis, interpretation, and insight development, working closely with a Research Project Manager who supports planning, timelines, and coordination.

The engagement is initially project‑based, with potential to evolve into a longer‑term or full‑time role supporting AYANA’s wider research portfolio and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) function.

• Executive Director, strategists, and campaigners
• Research Project Manager
• External research agency (data collection)
• Global Research Team, including internal quantitative and cluster analysis specialists

• Research Design & Technical Leadership (Phase 2 onwards)
  Act as overall technical lead, responsible for methodological integrity, analytical coherence, and continuity across research phases.
• Hold primary responsibility for technical decision‑making on research design, instruments, sampling, and analytical framing, balancing:
  • OCH research standards and protocols
  • Indonesian political, cultural, and operational realities (starting with Java)
  • AYANA’s strategic and organisational needs
• Lead the design, localisation, and governance of research instruments, including:
  • A values‑based master survey questionnaire (core modules plus Java‑specific modules, designed for future regional adaptation)
  • Interview and…