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Abicakra Mahardika

@abicakramahardika

Research and evaluation fellow at LSE, assessing grant proposals and studying how national policy affects economic inequality.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I’m open to evaluation, research, or grantmaking roles where rigour and real-world impact both matter.

At the International Trans Fund, I evaluated 40–60 grant proposals annually against impact and due-diligence criteria. I also co-led panel deliberations informing approximately $1M in resource allocation each cycle.

At LSE, I designed and delivered a mixed-methods dissertation on how a national policy affects economic inequality. I combined regression analysis with qualitative fieldwork for my research on trans men and transmasculine people in Indonesia.

As an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, I combine postgraduate study with leadership development and engagement with an international community working on social and economic inequality. My research has also included fieldwork across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

I co-founded a national advocacy network that grew from a small support group into a five-year institution. I’m open to evaluation, research, or grantmaking roles where rigour and real-world impact both matter.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Residential Fellow

Current

Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity (AFSEE)

Sep 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Selected for the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE) Residential Fellowship, combining postgraduate study at LSE with leadership development and engagement in an international community of practitioners working on social and economic inequality.

Current

Board Treasurer

Current

GATE - Global Action for Trans Equality

Sep 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Chair the Finance Committee, overseeing financial strategy and long-term fiscal sustainability for an international advocacy organisation. Monitor and evaluate Executive Director performance as part of Board governance.

Financial Advisor

Prudential Indonesia (PT Prudential Life Assurance)

Oct 2017 - Sep 2025 (7 years 11 months)

Primary income role. Advised clients on insurance and personal financial planning, translating complex financial concepts into accessible recommendations for clients from diverse backgrounds. Delivered financial literacy sessions for community organisations.

Grant Making Panel

International Trans Fund (ITF)

Mar 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 4 months)

Evaluated 40–60 funding proposals annually against standardised impact and due-diligence criteria, conducting contextual checks and consulting regionally based panel members where local verification was needed. Co-led annual panel deliberations informing approximately $1M in resource allocation each cycle.

Regional Board Member

Youth Voices Count

Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 11 months)

Helped set advocacy and programme priorities for a regional network of young LGBTIQ+ people across Asia-Pacific, contributing to governance decisions and representing the network in national, regional and international forums.

Secretary - Core Working Group

Youth Voices Count

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Provided programme and governance support to a regional network across Asia-Pacific, alongside project-based research assignments. Supported programme implementation and co-led external representation with the Chair across national, regional and international forums.

Project Finance

Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia (PKBI)

Apr 2017 - Sep 2017 (5 months)

Managed financial operations and grant compliance for two concurrent donor-funded programmes; supported grantee partners' financial reporting accuracy.

Finance Manager

ke:kini Ruang Bersama

May 2016 - Dec 2016 (7 months)

Managed end-to-end day-to-day financial operations for a coworking space, including client transactions, petty cash, supplier and equipment payments, bookkeeping, payroll and banking.

Media Monitoring

Arus Pelangi

Apr 2016 - May 2016 (1 month)

Assisted the development of media monitoring tools and analysis. Conducted the media monitoring analysis, including digitizing documents and media archives.

Media Officer

GWL-INA Network

Dec 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year)

Developed and implemented the organisation’s media plan as part of its broader strategic plan, producing content for web and social media and coordinating media volunteers. Managed budgets for media activities funded through the ISEAN-Hivos and Global Dialogue Trust mechanisms.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Master of Science, Inequalities and Social Science

Selected Coursework:
Social Scientific Analysis of Inequalities,
Leadership and Social Change,
Quantitative Social Research Methods,
Dilemmas of Equality,
Qualitative Research Methods,
Sexuality, Everyday Lives, and Social Policy in Developing Countries.

Dissertation: A Price of Invisibility - Population Administration, Colonial Legacies, and Economic Inequality on Transmen/Transmasculine in