Remote Papua Climate Narrative Strategist (Contract)

Purpose; Tangerang; Hybrid; IDR 167,400,000 - 256,680,000; Part time

Job summary

Purpose, the global social impact agency, seeks a Strategist with climate experience for a contractor position to support a six‑month landscape mapping and co‑design phase that will shape a Papua‑driven communications hub focused on forests, people, and climate. The role is part‑time and remote, with travel, starting October 2026 and ending March 2027.

You will lead the narrative and audience strategy, translate research into clear directions, work with Papua‑based partners, and report to the

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in narrative strategy, campaign strategy, or communications strategy, ideally within civil society, movement‑building, or advocacy contexts.
• Demonstrated experience developing audience segmentation and narrative frameworks grounded in research (not assumption).
• Familiarity with Indonesia's civil society, media, and/or forest and climate policy landscape; direct experience in or with Papua strongly preferred.
• Experience working with or alongside indigenous communities, local media, or grassroots messengers in a culturally sensitive and non‑extractive way.
• Strong written and analytical skills, with the ability to translate research findings into a clear, decision‑ready strategy document.
• Comfort working within an evidence‑based, fact‑checked approach to claims — this project requires flagging uncertainty rather than overstating findings.
• Basa Indonesia and English fluency required; Papuan language/dialect familiarity or existing relationships in Papua a strong asset;
• Willingness to travel within Papua and West Papua for fieldwork, subject to access and security conditions.

Responsibilities

• Audience and narrative strategy: Lead analysis of key audience segments (urban Indonesian publics, national policymakers, international audiences) — their values, information habits, and trust networks — and translate this into a narrative strategy that identifies which frames, formats, and messengers are most likely to move each audience.
• Landscape mapping: Work with the research team to synthesize findings from desk research, social listening, and stakeholder interviews into a coherent view of the Papua media and information ecosystem, identifying gaps in production, distribution, and reach.
• Trusted messenger strategy: Contribute to development of the trusted messenger taxonomy, applying narrative and audience expertise to assess fit between messenger audiences and forest/climate narratives.
• Stakeholder engagement: Support and, where appropriate, lead consultations with CSO partners, media partners, and community leaders to co‑design narrative priorities.
• Risk and sensitivity review: Flag narrative, political, and reputational risks specific to the Papua context (media censorship, access restrictions, community sensitivities, risk of co‑optation) and feed these into the project's risk assessment.
• Cross‑functional coordination: Work closely with the research/mapping lead, Papua‑based field consultants, and CSO/media partners to ensure narrative recommendations are grounded in the ecosystem mapping rather than developed in isolation.

Skills

Narrative strategy

Audience segmentation

Research skills

Bilingual: Bahasa Indonesia & English

Travel willingness

Job description

Purpose, the global social impact agency, seeks a Strategist with climate experience for a contractor position to support a six‑month landscape mapping and co‑design phase that will shape a Papua‑driven communications hub focused on forests, people, and climate. The role is part‑time and remote, with travel, starting October 2026 and ending March 2027.

You will lead the narrative and audience strategy, translate research into clear directions, work with Papua‑based partners, and report to the