Curriculum Vitae
NAME
ADDRESS
Lea Olga Jellinek
Cathedral Lane, Taggerty,
Victoria, Australia 3714
Phone: +61 3 5774 7230
PO Box 672, Nimbin 2480
New South Wales, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6689 1608
Mobile: +61 0439 620 323
Email: ojell@lexicon.net
Lea Olga Jellinek
SPECIAL SKILLS • Developing and implementing integrated, bottom-up, community-oriented,
poverty alleviation programs (environmental, social, income-earning, health
and education) in communities of 500-1000 people
•
Deep
understanding of Indonesian culture and society.
Phone: 0357.747230
• Communicating about life in Asia to Westerners
Mobile: 0409416662
• Ability to approach and connect with people at all social levels,
Fax: 0357.74758
particularly the poor.
• Observing and documenting existing social networks, structures and services
among the poor and devising strategies for strengthening them.
• Critically monitoring the development and impact of projects on the ground.
• Identifying the most urgent needs of the poor and giving voice to the voiceless.
• Bridging the communication gap between governments and international
agencies, NGOs, and the rural and urban poor.
EDUCATION
PhD, Department of History, Monash University, 1987
(Oral History and Anthropology)
MSc, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, 1974
Department of Political Science and History
BA, (Hons.) Faculty of Arts, Monash University, 1971
(Politics and Anthropology)
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)
University of Cambridge , 2003
LANGUAGES
IN-COUNTRY
EXPERIENCE
English – native tongue
Bahasa Indonesia / Malay - written and spoken fluently, Czech - spoken
Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and The Philippines,
Australia, United Kingdom
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
2007 – 2009
Monash Asia Institute, Monash University,
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Research Fellow. Invited by Silimalombu village on Lake Toba in
Sumatra. Indonesia to help with pollution from Swiss-owned fish
farms. In collaboration with villagers and local government,
researching, developing and implementing a proposal for an ecovillage and water quality monitoring.
2004 – 2007
Monash Asia Institute, Monash University,
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Research Associate, co-director, researcher, monitor and fund raiser
for Sukunan Bersemi, a village association promoting waste
management, environment and health education, regreening and
recycling throughout Indonesia. Located near Yogyakarta, Java,
Indonesia. (http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/mai/sukunan)
2005 April-June
World Vision, Australia. Aceh Tsunami Relief.
Consultant Anthropologist / Community Development Specialist
Community Based Housing. Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia.
2003-2004
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies
(ACICIS), Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
via Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.
Resident Director, Study Indonesia Program.
Guiding /coordinating/ mentoring 50 Australian university students
during their language and culture studies at Gadjah Mada University,
and field research at Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang.
2001 – 2002
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
NGO Kesuma Multiguna, Jakarta
Monitoring and evaluating the NGO I founded in 1999.
Projects aim to empower local communities to determine their own
futures – helping them to understand and evaluate their needs,
working out what projects they want to implement and then
influencing local government and donors to enable them to carry out
these projects. In Jakarta, five Kelurahan (urban communities each
of 30,000 people) are involved with a staff of over 100 operating out
of sixteen offices.
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2000 – 2001
Department of Foreign International Development (DFID),
The British Embassy, Jakarta
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Team Leader of an action-research program looking at Good Local
Governance in five poor communities of Jakarta. Kesuma Multiguna
employed a staff of 30 social workers to look at ways to revitalize the
lowest level government institutions and traditional community
groups. The program examined the impact of NGOs, Government
institutions and poverty programs on the urban poor.
1999 – 2000
NGO Kesuma Multiguna, Jakarta
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Founder and director. Pilot project in Jakarta encouraged groups of
poor urban women in one slum community to form rotating credit
and savings societies, community libraries, health clinics and to
promote better environmental management and regreening. Funding
was received from the Chinese Business Organization (Yayasan
Perwiraswasta Warga Indonesia (YPWI)) and the Australian
Embassy, Jakarta.
1998 – 1999
The World Bank, Jakarta
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Research team leader reviewing the situation of the urban and rural
poor in Java during the economic crisis. Documenting strategies of
survival at a time of economic recession and recommending how the
poor could be assisted by international aid agencies.
1999
Dames and Moore, Adelaide
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Research team leader reviewing the social, economic and
environmental impacts of the Aurora Gold mine on 15 Dayak villages
in Mt Muro, Central Kalimantan. Advising mine management on
how to optimize benefits for the villagers.
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1997 – 1998
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The University of Melbourne,
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Senior Lecturer in Architectural Anthropology
Designed and taught a postgraduate course on the rapid social,
economic and physical transformation of Jakarta, Singapore and
Calcutta with a focus on their housing, water supply, sanitation and
educational needs and the impact of economic growth, multinationals
and governments on the lives of the poor.
1997 – 1998
The World Bank and Coal India,
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Social Impact Specialist. Environmental and Social Mitigation
Project - monitoring the performance of Coal India in 25 coal mines
to ensure compliance with the social and environmental requirements
of World Bank policies on Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous
People. Working with Indian tribals who have traditionally hunted,
gathered and farmed in and around the coal mining areas and whose
lives are being transformed by modern developments and commerce.
1993-1996
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Lecturer, Faculty of the Constructed Environment, Department of
Landscape, Environment and Planning.
Designed a course for Masters of Development Planning students
presenting anthropologist’s perspectives on the impact of
development projects (housing, water supply and sanitation, poverty
alleviation, upland degradation, buffer zones around national parks)
on various communities throughout Indonesia
1995
Asian Development Bank, Manila.
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Resettlement Specialist: North Java Flood Control Sector Project
• determining the number of families, amount of land, number of
houses and trees to be displaced by the proposed project
• soliciting the attitudes of the local inhabitants towards the project
• estimating the relocation needs of the inhabitants
• working with local government to improve the resettlement process
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1994 – 1995
The World Bank, Jakarta
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Consultant on Urban Involuntary Resettlement in Jakarta.
• determining the effects of involuntary resettlement and advising on
how to meet the needs of dislocated people.
• training Indonesian demography students from the University of
Indonesia in participant observation / research methods and the
monitoring and evaluation of resettlement programs.
1993
PACT (Private Agencies Cooperating Together) and USAID,
Indonesia
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Anthropologist evaluating the work of NGOs in Kerinci Seblat, West
Sumatra, Indonesia:
• reviewing the needs of village communities surrounding the
National Park of Kerinci Seblat
• assessing the role of NGOs and how they meet the needs of the
villagers
1992
The World Bank, Washington DC
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Community Development Specialist on the Cimanuk Indonesian
National Watershed Project
Responsible for encouraging local government, NGOs and
community to promote soil and water conservation in the Cimanuk
Watershed of West Java
1992
Australian International Development Assistance Bureau
(AIDAB), International Development Support Services.
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Gender specialist. Environmental Sanitation and Water Supply
Project on the islands of Lombok and Sumbawa, Indonesia.
Responsible for assessing the role of women, their needs and
capacities in water and sanitation.
Consultant Sociologist on Drinking Water Supply Project in Sri lanka
1991
Sinclair Knight and Partners Pty Ltd., AIDAB, Australia
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist. Central Visayas Water and
Sanitation Project (AIDAB), The Philippines.
Responsible for developing a monitoring and evaluation system for
the water and sanitation project.
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1991-1988
The University of Melbourne
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Farm Planning and Land
Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry.
Worked as a member of a multi-disciplinary research team consisting
of a farm planner, forester, ecologist and sociologist. The brief was
to promote sustainable agriculture throughout Australia and whole
farm planning and catchment management
1988
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Indonesia
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Anthropologist. Indonesia Rural Credit Program.
Responsible for reviewing the Rural Credit Program, evaluating
UNICEF “group loans” programs and suggesting how to provide
loans for poor farmers.
1987- 1988
Scott and Furphy, AIDAB, Australia
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Anthropologist. Indonesian Eastern Islands Water Supply Project (Ibu
Kota Kecamatan - IKK).
Responsible for reviewing the existing water supply systems and
recommending alternatives which would ensure access to the poor.
1987
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements, Indonesia.
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Anthropologist. Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development
Program.
• reviewing the program’s efficiencies and impacts
• promoting community and government involvement
• producing the publication: “A New Challenge to Urban
Management in Indonesia”.
1986
The World Bank, Jakarta
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Anthropologist. Wonogiri Upland Agricultural Project, Central Java,
Indonesia
• describing the agricultural practices of marginal farmers and
relating these to soil degradation
• identifying farmer needs and perspectives and key leaders and
groups in the local communities
• assisting the development of appropriate institutional arrangements,
particularly financing and scheduling
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1984
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements, Indonesia
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Impact Analyst for Resettlement. Evaluating the impact of
resettlement on poor communities in Jakarta and making policy
recommendations.
1978 – 1980
The World Bank, Jakarta
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Anthropologist. Kali Samin, Solo and Yogyakarta Rural
Development Projects, Indonesia
• socio-economic surveys of marginal farmers in upland areas
• determining the impact of their farming techniques on land
degradation
• recommending appropriate institutional arrangements for
community involvement.
1978
The World Bank, Jakarta
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Anthropologist. Urban Poverty Mission, Indonesia
• observing and analyzing the lives of poor people in Jakarta
• studying rural - urban migration
• advising on policies and programs for urban dwellers / rural
migrants.
1976 – 1977
Monash University, Melbourne
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Lecturer, Indonesian Culture and Civilization
1975 – 1976
Centre for Urban and Environmental Research, Jakarta
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Research Officer. Conducting research on rural-urban migration,
housing, water supply, sanitation, employment and advising on urban
environmental planning
1973 – 1974
University of Indonesia, Jakarta
POSITION HELD AND
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Lecturer, Sociology and English to Students of the Political Science
Faculty as an Australian Volunteer Abroad.
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books
JELLINEK, L. et al.(2002) My Neighbour, Your Neighbour: Governance, Poverty and Civic
Engagement in Five Jakarta Communities, Department for International Development (DFID) of
the British Embassy, July, Jakarta, Indonesia.
JELLINEK, L. (1991) The Wheel of Fortune: The history of a poor community in Jakarta, Asian
Studies Association of Australia and Allen and Unwin, Sydney. Reprinted by University of
Hawaii Press.
Chapters in Books and Publications
JELLINEK, L (2005) “Collapsing under the Weight of Success: An NGO in Jakarta” in Nici
Nelson and Sue Jones (eds) Urban Poverty: Practitioners Influencing Policy Intermediate
Technology Press, London. Also republished in the Journal Environment and Urbanization,
International Institute for Environment and Urbanization, London, UK April 2003.
JELLINEK, L (2002) “Jakarta women’s barefoot Bank” in Heinemann Society and Culture
published by Heinemann/Reed Education Australia
JELLINEK, L. (2000). “Jakarta, Indonesia – Kampung Culture or consumer culture” in Low, N.,
Gleeson, B., Elander, I and Lidskog, R. (eds) Consuming Cities, The Urban Environment in the
Global Economy After the Rio Declaration, London and New York: Routledge, pp.265-280.
JELLINEK,L. (1997). “Displaced by Modernity: The Saga of a Jakarta Street-Trader’s Family
from the 1940s to the 1990s” in Josef Gugler (ed) Cities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America:
Issues, Theory and Policy, Oxford Uni. Press,
JELLINEK, L. (1996) “Rural feet in the city: Kampung life in Jakarta” in Rigg, J. (ed.) The
Human Environment: living in Indonesia, Editions Didier Millet, Singapore
JELLINEK, L (1991) “An oral history of an inner city community in Jakarta” published in
Goldsworthy, D (ed.), Development and Social Change in Asia, Introductory Essays. Radio
Australia in association with Monash Development Studies Centre, Centre of Southeast Asian
Studies, Monash University pp.83-96
JELLINEK, L. (1990) “A New Challenge to Urban Management in Indonesia - The Integrated
Urban Infrastructure Development Program (IUIDP)” in Rice R. (ed.), Indonesian Economic
Development Monash University, Centre for South East Asian Studies Publication, Melbourne
JELLINEK, L. (1987) “Three Petty Entrepreneurs in Jakarta” in Pinches, M. and Lakha, S. (ed.),
Wage Labour and Social Change in Asia, Centre of South East Asian Studies, Monash
University, Melbourne
JELLINEK, L. (1978) “Circular Migration and the Pondok Dwelling System; A Case Study of
Ice-Cream Traders in Jakarta” in Rimmer, P. J., Drakakis Smith, D.W. and McGee, T.G. (eds.),
Food, Shelter and Transport in Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Challenging the Unconventional
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Wisdom of Development Studies, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National
University, Canberra
Refereed Journals
JELLINEK, L (2004) Sukunan’s recycling program Australian university students lend a helping
hand, Inside Indonesia, No., Oct-Dec, p.14
JELLINEK, L (2002) “Jakarta’s Poorest” Inside Indonesia, No.69, Jan-March, p.10
JELLINEK, L and KIEFER, E (2001) “The Story of Mimin – Surviving thirty years in Central
Jakarta” Inside Indonesia, No.69, Jan-March, pp.8-9
JELLINEK, L. (2000) “Indonesia: An Unreported Economic Boom”, Perspectives on Asia,
Kyoto Journal, No.42, p 6-7.
JELLINEK, L. (1977) “The Pondok of Jakarta”, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Vol.3,
No.3, Nov. Australian National University, Canberra
Articles in Newspapers and Magazines
JELLINEK, L (2001) “Social Workers Undervalued”, The Jakarta Post, Sept. 6, p.4
JELLINEK, L and KIEFER, E (2001) “Becak:Treasure of the metropolis” The Jakarta Post,
Sept.15, p.4
JELLINEK, L (2001) “Jakarta Women’s Barefoot Bank” Inside Indonesia, No.66, April-June,
p.9-10
JELLINEK, L (2001) “Jakarta - Don’t eat the fish, drink the water or breathe the air” Inside
Indonesia, No.65. Jan-March. p.4 (republished by The Jakarta Post Sept. 2001)
JELLINEK, L and RUSTANTO, B. (2000) “From the People to Mr Wolfenshon”, The Jakarta
Post, Jakarta. 18th Feb. p. 5.
RUSTANTO, B and JELLINEK, L. (2000) “The kampung bookshelf – An innovative idea to
stimulate reading” Inside Indonesia, No.63. July - Sept. p.26
JELLINEK, L and RUSTANTO, B. (1999) “People want a leader who cares”, The Jakarta Post,
17th June, p.4
JELLINEK, L and RUSTANTO, B. (1999) “Do we vote for political parties or business groups?”
The Jakarta Post, 4th June, p. 5
JELLINEK, L (1999) “Blacksmiths boom – The crisis is not all bad news”, Inside Indonesia,
No.59, July-Sept. p.25-26
JELLINEK, L (1999) “The new poor – Upwardly immobilised by the crisis” Inside Indonesia,
No.57, Jan-March pp.4-6
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JELLINEK, L (1998) “Amid the ruins rise Jakarta’s urban poor” The Age, Feb 3rd,
JELLINEK, L (1997) “Big Projects, Little People” Inside Indonesia, March
JELLINEK, L (1990) “Struggle in the Capital” Independent Monthly, Sydney Feb. pp.19-22
JELLINEK, L (1988) “The Urban Challenge in Indonesia” Indonesia Magazine, Jakarta, JuneJuly pp.21-26
References:
Professor Marika Vicziany, Director Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
3168, Australia. Email: Marika.Vicziany@adm.monash.edu.au Tel: +61.3.9509 2741 or +61.3.9905
9259 mobile: 043 935 2127
Dr Susan Blackburn, Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University,
Clayton 3168, Australia, email: sue.blackburn@arts.monash.edu.au. Tel: +61.3. 99052384
Professor Merle Ricklefs, History Department, National University of Singapore, email:
profricklefs@hotmail.com Tel: +61. 3. 9576 9859, 61.3. 57541260
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