Irfan has diverse professional background, ranging from strategic communication management to web/social media development. He has more than 20 years of experiences particularly on strategic communications and media. He is currently working as Asia Digital Manager for 350.org, a global movement building working for climate justice, coordinated by a core team of staff distributed over more than twenty-five countriesPreviously he is working for the National Team for Accelerating Poverty Reduction - Tim Nasional Percepatan Penanggulangan Kemiskinan (TNP2K) as Knowledge Management and Communications Specialist. Before that, he working for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)-Indonesia as Visual and Media Specialist. He also been working for Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR) – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) - Australian Aid as Communications Specialist. As part of DFAT Public Affairs team, he manage the AIFDR communications strategy, and develop supporting communications materials. He has strong passion in grass-roots activism and social marketing development, both online and offline. He is active in open-knowledge movement such Wikimedia and CreativeCommons. On July 2011-2012, he holds the Deputy Director of Wikimedia Indonesia, where he appointed as member of the selection team for Cipta Media Bersama (CMB). CMB is an open call for media projects that aims to support new and innovative ideas and practices that promote citizen rights and equitable media access in Indonesia. Irfan is an avid internet user since 1996, social media person. But prefer to spend time working with grass roots activist and village communities in the field. Geek. Likes good joke. Love to write. (Sometimes) Tweets a lot.
Listed skills include Social Media, Strategic Communications, Community Development, Journalism, and 29 others.