 After leaving university, Amirudin worked as program coordinator at Institute for Policy Research (Institut Kajian Dasar), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the cause of cultural revivalism and the construction of civil society.Throughout his career at the Institute for Policy Research, Amirudin carried out the drafting and supervision of social awareness programs including politics with series under his management such as Public Intellectual Forum, Tanwiri Islam Program and also Sekolah Politik, a program that enlightens politic for youngsters.Besides, Amirudin acquired special training on electoral preparations titled 'How to Do a Campaign' under Konrad Adenauer Stiftung which was held in Berlin and Munich, Germany.