Optimizing the Role of Functional Policy Analysts in the Regions to Accelerate Inclusive Basic Service Delivery

The Policy Analyst Functional Position (Jabatan Fungsional Analis Kebijakan or JFAK) emerged from a two- decade-long bureaucratic reform process that has brought significant changes to governance, personnel systems, and basic services in Indonesia. The role of JFAK influences effective policy implementation in support of public welfare, particularly in providing high-quality and equitable basic services such as education, health, and social services. One of JFAK’s responsibilities is ensuring alignment between regional and national policies to prevent overlapping regulations and implementation uncertainties. This policy brief identifies the challenges of JFAK at the regional level, including the limited understanding of regional leaders about the role of JFAK, resulting in underutilization, limited competence and capacity of JFAK in the regions, as well as unclear regulations governing JFAK development and management. This policy brief recommends several measures: establishing clear JFAK supervisory units at the regional level, providing guidelines for optimizing JFAK, and enhancing JFAK networks in the regions.