{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1679021,
        "msgid": "government-opens-recruitment-for-30-000-merah-putih-village-cooperative-managers-1776246653",
        "date": "2026-04-15 16:15:16",
        "title": "Government opens recruitment for 30,000 Merah Putih Village Cooperative managers",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has launched recruitment for 30,000 managers of the Merah Putih Village\/Urban Village Cooperatives (Kopdes Merah Putih), targeting graduates with a minimum GPA of 2.75 and aged under 35, with applications open until April 2026. Successful candidates will initially work under state-owned enterprise PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara on a two-year contract, after which they may transition to the cooperatives themselves. This initiative, coordinated by multiple ministries, aims to bolster rural economies and select top talent to drive national development, with 30,000 cooperative units slated for completion by mid-2026.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government, through the national selection\ncommittee, has officially opened recruitment for 30,000 positions as\nmanagers of Merah Putih Village\/Urban Village Cooperatives\n(Kopdes).<br><br>Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan, who also\nchairs the Task Force for the Establishment of Merah Putih Village\nCooperatives, stated during a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday\nthat the first phase of recruitment provides 30,000 slots.<br><br>The\nselection is open to graduates of D3, D4, and S1 programmes from all\nmajors, with a maximum age of 35 years and a minimum GPA of 2.75.\nRegistration runs until 24 April 2026 via the official channel\nhttps:\/\/phtc.panselnas.go.id.<br><br>Zulkifli emphasised that the\nselection process will be conducted openly, transparently, and\naccountably, with no fees charged.<br><br>He said the 30,000 successful\nMerah Putih Kopdes managers will work under the state-owned enterprise\nPT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara, under a Fixed-Term Employment Agreement\n(PKWT) for two years.<br><br>\u201cAfter that, it will be further refined;\nfor two years under the SOE. After that, if the handover is exactly two\nyears, they will join the Merah Putih Village Cooperative,\u201d he\nsaid.<br><br>Zulkifli added that the programme will proceed in stages in\nline with the government\u2019s targets. He noted that 30,000 units of Merah\nPutih Kopdes are targeted to be completed by June\u2013July 2026.<br><br>The\nCoordinating Minister for Food stressed the importance of the role of\ncooperative managers as drivers of village economies.<br><br>\u201cThe nation\ncalls on its best sons and daughters to be present in villages, urban\nvillages, and fishing communities. Let us all monitor together so that\nthose selected are truly the best human resources for an advanced\nIndonesia,\u201d he stated.<br><br>The recruitment is coordinated by the SOE\nHolding (BP BUMN), supported by various ministries and agencies,\nincluding the State Secretariat Ministry, Ministry of State Apparatus\nUtilisation and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB), Ministry of Cooperatives,\nMinistry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Ministry of Defence, and\nMinistry of Finance.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-opens-recruitment-for-30-000-merah-putih-village-cooperative-managers-1776246653",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}