Interest candidate has to access procurement notice Ref.: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=4269 
Application and Proposal should be submitted directly in the QUANTUM portal system, not later than the indicated deadline.

UNDP, IOM and UN Women, through the Joint Program “Migration Governance for Sustainable Development in Indonesia”, funded by the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund, has been supporting the Government of Indonesia in strengthening its whole-of-government and whole-of-society migration governance at the national and local levels. Under this project, UNDP aims to enhance migration governance in Indonesia by supporting the Government of Indonesia’s capacities in evidence-based migration management, with the appropriate gender responsiveness, at the national and sub-national levels as well as to support improved cooperation at the global level.     

Based on World Bank’s Group Report (2016), Indonesian migrant workers made a major contribution to the economy, sending over Rp 118 trillion back to Indonesia in remittances in 2016.[1]. The benefits that accrue from international labour migration cover a multitude of aspects, from the various skills acquired by working overseas, the broad life-enriching experience gained by migrants while living abroad beyond the routine of working and earning income.  

Migrant workers need financing support pre-departure migration, during their migration process, as well as after they return to Indonesia to support their economy and to also contribute to the Indonesia’s GDP.  

 An important part of the solution to help close this gap is innovative financing – the use of financing mechanisms to mobilize capital for a more resilient and inclusive world. Innovative financing works at the intersection of finance and international development, de-risking and mobilizing private capital for development impact. In this context, public money can help attract private investment. That is, donor resources should be applied to absorb certain risks that constrain private sector involvement in impact investment.  

For UNDP, innovative finance is an important area of growth and innovation for financing the implementation of the SDGs. This will help to achieve SDG 10.7 (Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people) and SDG 17.17 (Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships). UNDP, and UN more broadly, needs to engage in innovative finance to create a more sustainable development.      

Accordingly, UNDP Indonesia would like to leverage its experience in innovative financing for migration. It focusses on how to attract, channel and direct public and private finance for development, including from philanthropy, private investors (e.g., impact investors, angel investors) and religious organizations. It also places emphasis on how such alternative finance is contributing towards migration issues.   

In order to seek possibility of financing for migration, a dedicated feasibility study on innovative finance mechanism on migration in Indonesia needs to be conducted and it will be duly consulted with stakeholders how to materialize it based on the feasibility study.   

Migration Governance Project and Innovative Financing Unit Lab plan to have several activities with the consultant to diagnose financing landscape that may be beneficial for migration. In order to achieve the goal with several desired changes:   

1. Enhance capital mobilization for development through innovative financing for migration in Indonesia;   

2. Introduce and test new models for how the development community can support and de-risk investments to mobilize capital for migration issues;  

3. A more inclusive and sustainable financing solution identified particularly through private sector that has greater capacity to absorb investment opportunities;   

4. and greater understanding among investors and within the development community of the opportunities and vehicles that can be used to finance development for migration.  

The feasibility study on innovative financing mechanism on migration will be implemented for and with direct participation and in close partnership with:  

1. Provincial and Local-level governments of Jawa Tengah, Nusa Tenggara Barat, and Sulawesi Selatan  

2. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)  

3. Migrant Workers Union Groups / Related Entity  

4. Academia/Researcher from Study Centers/Research Institutions 

5. Financial Institutions (e.g., bank, microfinance, cooperatives, fintech, P2P lending)  

The information on the Migration Governance project and Innovative Financing Lab is available mainly by reading the project document and the various presentation materials. 

The relevant documentation will be available and or given only to the selected consultant. 

The Consultant will work closely with Innovative Financing Lab unit and the government counterparts of the Migration Governance project. For example, the consultant will have a regular communication through virtual meeting, etc. In more specific term, the consultant will engage and collaborate with government and CSOs such as: 

1. Relevant department/agency/institution at national and sub-national level such as Provincial and Local-level governments of Jawa Tengah, Nusa Tenggara Barat, and Sulawesi Selatan and Ministry of Finance and BP2MI 

2. Relevant national/local civil society organization such as Serikat Buruh Migran Indonesia. 

3. Relevant development partners.