Radinka Basoeki
Researcher
Jalan Deplu Raya No. 3, Bintaro, Jakarta
Summary
I have over 10 years of experience in the development sector, both in international NGOs and grassroots organizations. My specializations encompass qualitative research & data analytics, facilitation, fundraising, campaign awareness, and volunteer coordination. Prior to the development sector, I also had earlier work experiences in the customer services industry. Human interest photography capturing simple yet deep stories has always been my passion and interest since I was a student.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2013
2013
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Technical Staff
Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries
06.2021 - 02.2023
- Maintained a palmoil database and analyzed the data on global issues pertaining to sustainable palm oil and other edible oils, and global market outlook
- Developed monthly global market outlook reports on palm oil and edible oils to be distributed to economic and commodity ministries in Indonesia, Malaysia, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, and Honduras
- Developed technical materials in palm oil market analysis and market development
- Set up a database on vegetable oils, particularly palm oil and the narratives of the database report
International Programs
Impact Hub Jakarta
12.2019 - 05.2021
- Company Overview: Impact Hub Jakarta (IHJ) is a community and an innovation hub that exists to support startups and entrepreneurs in Indonesia with social and environmental impacts at the heart of their mission. IHJ is100th hub in the Impact Hub network and the first Impact Hub in Indonesia
- My role at IHJ was a Storyteller for all things that are related to social entrepreneurs' impacts and ensuring that all their impactful work in the communities across Indonesia are noticed
- In partnership with UNDP, I was part of a team that organized Hackathons and webinars that focused on seeking solutions for Indonesians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of participants reached over 300 from all over Indonesia
Co-Founder and Communications & Job Bridging Specialist
Technical Community Training Institute (TCTI)
02.2016 - 07.2019
- Created strategies in using social media to forge alliances and network in job bridging and workers' protection
- Developed strategies to promote counter narratives of violent extremism which was a problem amongst youths in Kenya, using social media and technical vocational skills
- Training disenfranchised youths to use social media responsibly and how to utilize it as a research tool
- Developed social media as a Monitoring & Evaluation tool
Election Officer
General Elections Commission of Indonesia / Panitia Pemilu Luar Negeri Nairobi
03.2018 - 06.2019
- Designed and disseminated information regarding the Indonesian election on different social media platforms to ensure voters' participations
- Conducted social visits, organized orientations and feedback gathering among Indonesian nationals in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya (particularly Northern Kenya), Uganda, Seychelles, South Sudan, Somalia and Mauritius
- Coordinated electoral registration of Indonesian nationals from 6 countries (Somalia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Mauritius and Seychelles) under the Indonesian Embassy in Nairobi
- Conducted verification and investigation of Indonesian nationals in remote areas such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and the northern districts of Kenya in preparation for the Indonesian election in 2019
Research Assistant
IBON Foundation - International
08.2018 - 01.2019
- Conducted desk research and literature reviews including gathering of secondary data on current policies, structures and practices related to sustainable production, consumption and distribution in Kenya for a pre-study on the same topic
- Monitored project timelines, ensuring timely completion of tasks while maintaining high-quality output
- Designed research instruments for interviews, focused group discussions and surveys
- Conducted interviews with various groups such as social justice centers, organic farmers, activists, students, workers, hawkers, and general consumers on issues related to sustainable consumption, distribution and production in Kenya
- Wrote the final draft of the research, including policy recommendations of the pre-study on sustainable consumption and production in Kenya
- Published the research titled 'People-Powered Sustainable Consumption, a visioning and mapping study' by IBON Foundation - International publication (based in the Philippines)
Communications & Social Media Strategies Advisor
Africa Initiative For Rural Development (AiRD)
02.2016 - 02.2017
- Doing the overall communications and social media strategy for the organization, Africa Initiative for Rural Development (AIRD)
- Overall promotion of the work of AIRD
- Teaching stakeholders on social media usage for both promotion and Monitoring and Evaluation tool
- Community sensitization on the use of social media as a tool for change and transformation
- Using social media to communicate counter narratives of hopelessness among disenfranchised youth providing stories of success in acquiring new sets of employable skills
- Full time volunteer
PR & Digital Marketing Executive
Indomie Kenya (Salim Wazaran Kenya Co. Ltd.)
02.2015 - 02.2016
- In charge of social media marketing through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blog, Google +, Pinterest and YouTube
- Website content management of www.indomiekenya.com
- Ensuring active reach and high engagement rate on Indomie Kenya's social media presence
- Set up social media strategies
- Budget planning on social media activities
- Ensuring consumers' online inquiries are handled
- Monitoring competitors' activities on social media platforms
- Monthly and weekly social media analytical reports on all activities
- Set up Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies for the company
- Budget planning for all CSR activities
- Media partnerships
- Photography, both product and activity shots for documentation and marketing materials
- Indomie Kenya's Twitter and Facebook received an annual OLX Social Media Awards (SOMA) nomination for Corporate Social Category in Consumer Product Award
- Nomination received in September 2015, 7th month into Indomie Kenya's activation on social media platforms
- Initiated the company's first CSR program in Kenya
Human Resource Advisor
The Youth Banner
07.2013 - 07.2014
- Employee Relations, Measuring employee satisfaction, Recruitment & retention, Performance review
- Learning & Development: Provided guidance on development for managers and their teams
- Training - Implementing: The training and development agenda; identify areas that needed attention and improvement
- Photography for documentation and communications material
- Managing social media contents
- Knowledge management
- Fundraising
- Developed Human Resource Management System
- Streamlined the Human Resource filing system
- Streamlined employees' job descriptions in relation to the organizational structure
- Led the Communications team in establishing the social media strategy and annual report writing and publishing
- Designed communications materials for posters and brochures for Kenya StartUp Cup, which is a global franchise that conducts business idea competition annually
- Kick started the first Kenya StartUp Cup in which The Youth Banner serves as the franchise owner in Kenya
Resource Mobiliser (volunteer)
VSO Jitolee
02.2013 - 07.2013
- During my term as VSO volunteer, I was placed to assist their partner organization, Special Education Professionals (SEP) Kenya in some of the following work:
- Database improvement of new and potential funders and media contacts
- Proposal and concept notes writing
- Supporting the organization's goal in establishing a training centre of excellence
- Establishing relationships and networks with a range of stakeholders
- Prepare and monitor detailed budgeting for the organization's activities
- Photography for documentation
- Linked SEP Kenya with UNICEF Kenya for partnership for UNICEF's State of the World's Children 2013 program which focuses on Children with Disability
- Had SEP activities featured on local television news during their disability awareness joint event
- Introduced SEP to Feasibility Study to help them move forward towards their goal of establishing a training center of excellence
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
07.2012 - 12.2012
- Responsible for recruiting, coordinating and training of volunteers
- Responsible for design of protocol, guidelines, position descriptions, venue packs and volunteer rosters
- Worked closely with the Volunteer Coordinator, Festival Management Team and Operations Team
- Allocating writers' liaisons (both international and national) with their respective writers
- Allocating supervisory roles to competent volunteers and provided them with trainings
- Co-wrote the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012 column in local newspaper, Bali Advertiser
- Contributed contents for the Festival's website
- Co-recruited over 250 enthusiastic international and national volunteers to work in 25 different volunteering areas for the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012
Program and Media Officer
MICRA Foundation
01.2012 - 06.2012
- Liaising between MICRA foundation and its existing clients of cooperatives and microfinance institutions all over Indonesia
- Updating and maintaining MICRA foundation's website content and other publications
- Creating monthly e-newsletters content
- Assisted the preparation of MICRA foundation's annual training program called AMiDA (Academy for Microfinance Development in Asia) 2012 that took place in Jakarta in June 2012
- Media Officer for AMiDA 2012
- The role involved interviewing foreign and local training participants, regular updates of MICRA Indonesia's social media pages, and wrote reports and newsletter articles on the training
- Reactivated MICRA Indonesia's monthly e-newsletter after its long term hiatus
- Developed contents for MICRA Indonesia's monthly e-newsletters in both Bahasa Indonesia and English
- Ensured the monthly distribution of the e-newsletters to partners and stakeholders as a way to maintain relations
- Recruited more participants for MICRA Indonesia's annual training program, AMiDA 2012 particularly participants from Eastern Indonesia and neighboring Timor Leste as they were the ones who are less likely to attend due to far distances in coming to Indonesia and financial constraint in their cooperatives/microfinance institutions
Sponsorship Services Representative
ChildFund New Zealand
03.2008 - 05.2011
- Responsible in attending to and proactively reacting to ChildFund New Zealand's donors' inquiries regarding their sponsored children and donated projects
- Advocating for the needs of disadvantaged children in less developed countries
- Monitoring pre-donors' interests toward child and community sponsorship, turning them into actual commitment
- Reporting to the Sponsorship Services Manager and Supervisor
- Updating and maintaining the sponsorship and donor database
- Appointed as a representative of the Sponsorship Services Team to assist in the creation of the Child Protection Policy regulations to match with the criteria and needs of the Sponsorship Services Team
Education
Postgraduate Diploma - African Studies
Maryknoll Institute of African Studies - Tangaza University College
01.2017 - 01.2018
Bachelor of International Studies - International Relations
International Pacific College
01.2003 - 01.2005
Mass Communications - Public Relations
London School Of Public Relations - Jakarta
01.2002 - 01.2003
Cultural Anthropology
British Institute of East Africa
Nairobi, Kenya04-2018
Course - Creative Writing
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand06-2009
Skills
Qualitative Research
Data Analytics
Fundraising
Campaign Awareness
Volunteer Coordination
Social Media
Mentoring
Facilitation
Customer Service
People skills
Documentary films Arts and crafts Traveling Human interest photography Literary festivals
My personal interests outside of work are mainly in the art scene such as doodling and crafting. I enjoy watching documentary films and going to literary festivals. I am also fond of human interest photography and taking photos of candid and raw moments. I try to travel to as many destinations as much as possible to learn about other cultures and gain new perspectives and ideas.
Timeline
Senior Technical Staff
Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries
06.2021 - 02.2023
International Programs
Impact Hub Jakarta
12.2019 - 05.2021
Research Assistant
IBON Foundation - International
08.2018 - 01.2019
Election Officer
General Elections Commission of Indonesia / Panitia Pemilu Luar Negeri Nairobi
03.2018 - 06.2019
Postgraduate Diploma - African Studies
Maryknoll Institute of African Studies - Tangaza University College
01.2017 - 01.2018
Co-Founder and Communications & Job Bridging Specialist
Technical Community Training Institute (TCTI)
02.2016 - 07.2019
Communications & Social Media Strategies Advisor
Africa Initiative For Rural Development (AiRD)
02.2016 - 02.2017
PR & Digital Marketing Executive
Indomie Kenya (Salim Wazaran Kenya Co. Ltd.)
02.2015 - 02.2016
Human Resource Advisor
The Youth Banner
07.2013 - 07.2014
Resource Mobiliser (volunteer)
VSO Jitolee
02.2013 - 07.2013
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
07.2012 - 12.2012
Program and Media Officer
MICRA Foundation
01.2012 - 06.2012
Sponsorship Services Representative
ChildFund New Zealand
03.2008 - 05.2011
Bachelor of International Studies - International Relations
International Pacific College
01.2003 - 01.2005
Mass Communications - Public Relations
London School Of Public Relations - Jakarta
01.2002 - 01.2003
Cultural Anthropology
British Institute of East Africa
Course - Creative Writing
University of Auckland