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Gender and Social Inclusion INDONESIA

STATEMENT OF WORK

A. Introduction

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a U.S. Government corporation whose mission is to provide assistance that will support economic growth and poverty reduction in carefully selected developing countries that demonstrate a commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizens. Key MCC operating principles relating to the award of grants include emphasis on economic impact, country-led solutions and implementation, and focus on results. For more information on the MCC, please visit www.mcc.gov.

MCC recognizes that gender inequality can be a significant constraint to economic growth and poverty reduction. MCC’s gender policy and operational guidance ensure that gender will be considered in the selection of eligible countries and integrated into the development and design of Compact programs (https://www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/gender-policy).

This Consultancy will support social and gender integration in the Indonesia Compact Program Constraint Analysis, and Compact project design. The consultant will support carrying out social and gender analysis and identify areas of significant marginalization and gender inequality to be addressed in Compact Program development and implementation.

B. Scope

The Department of Compact Operations (DCO), Sector Operations Division (SO) is seeking a gender and social inclusion specialist to provide due diligence support within the Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Practice Group.

The consultant reports to the Practice Lead/Senior Director for GSI, and will be supervised by GSI Director. He/she works as part of the GSI practice group to strengthen MCC’s ability to apply current thinking, approaches, strategies, tools and practices related to gender integration and social inclusion in large-scale international development programs.

The purpose of this consultancy is to work with assigned MCC and Indonesia Core Team that would be established by Government of Indonesia (GoI), especially with Gender and Social Leads, to ensure that social and gender issues are fully integrated into the Constraint Analysis, Concept Papers, and due diligence, design, implementation and monitoring of the Compact Program activities.

C. Country

Indonesia and other eligible MCC countries

D. Tasks

The consultant’s assignments may include the following:

· Work under the guidance of MCC and Indonesia Core Team Gender and Social Inclusion Leads, conduct research and consultations for social and gender analyses including collection of data on women’s economic empowerment (WEE), especially access to employment in the formal economy and entrepreneurship, disparity, wage gaps etc. Data collection will also include access to resources, exclusion and marginalization related to poverty, gender, ethnicity, religion, geography and the intersection of these and other factors.

· Contribute to drafting of the Constraints Analysis by supporting social and gender data and analysis into the document, and collect data for Beneficiary Analysis.

· Conduct literature reviews relevant to project concepts on investments. Provide technical review of the Concept Papers and project design. Help design and carry out due diligence work as part of Compact Program and project development.

· Help design and carry out due diligence work as part of compact development including drafting travel scopes of work, arranging meetings and travel in country as necessary.

· Provide reviews and technical inputs on program logics, design documents, project assessments, implementation plans, monitoring and evaluation plans.

· Provide recommendations on how projects may be better designed and implemented to ensure that both women and men, as well as members of socially disadvantaged and/or minority groups benefit equitably from MCC investments.

· Provide advice and technical inputs to Core team on social and gender issues related to policy analysis, consultations, program design, project assessments, implementation plans, monitoring and evaluation of Compact-funded projects and activities.

· Provide recommendations on how Compact projects may be better designed to ensure that both women and men, as well as members of socially disadvantaged and/or minority groups benefit equitably from MCC investments;

· Monitor compliance with gender milestones and keep MCC GSI lead informed of progress and delays.

· Support Core Team in evaluating the technical adequacy and in providing technical input to project-specific TORs for environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs), environmental and social management plans (ESMPs), resettlement action plans (RAPs), HIV/AIDS risk management plans, human trafficking risk management plans,, health and safety plans, and other mitigation strategies including the prevention of child labor as these arise in Compact-related activities.

· Support development of the Social and Gender Integration Plan and monitoring of its implementation

· Provide expertise to staff regarding monitoring, assessing and evaluating social and gender performance, outcomes and impacts of Compact-funded activities.

E. Deliverables

· Produce analyses of qualitative and quantitative data to understand economic, gender and social inequalities, and how they impact poverty reduction and economic growth;

· Design activities to promote gender and social inclusion within select sectors of MCC work (including infrastructure, energy, land, education) to promote women’s economic empowerment and/or expand the ability of poorer segments of the populations to access the benefits of MCC programs.

· Integrate social inclusion and gender objectives in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) documents, including program and project logics.

· Support drafting of GSI sections/inputs into MCC compact development documents

· Draft Terms of References (TORs) and deliverables for feasibility and design studies and contracts

· Review TORs for other sector procurement and add necessary language to ensure that gender and social inclusion issues are addressed as mandated by MCC’s Gender Policy.

· Provide technical support and assistance to build capacity of in-country counterpart, including assisting in the development of the Social and Gender Integration Plan

· Draft and review documents related to compact implementation, such as Terms of Reference, bidding documents, RFPs, work plans, budgets, reports, deliverables for sectoral work as well as Monitoring and Evaluation Plans, surveys, indicators and reports.

· Augment, through literature reviews, GSI knowledge base of how to effectively integrate gender and social inclusion issues into MCC sectors (transport, water, energy, land and education sectors).

· Identify ways to strengthen the collection, analysis and use of sex-disaggregated data to inform MCC project design, monitoring and evaluation.

· Organize events such as seminars and conferences.

Specific deliverables are as follows:

· Support data collection and drafting of an initial Social and Gender Assessment report of Indonesia, and support incorporating key issues into the Constraint Analysis, Compact and project Design

· Due Diligence reports conducted for various project design

· Trip reports, ad hoc reports or information as may be requested by the COR/PM, F. Conflict of Interest

The Consultant will be precluded from bidding on work and services (design, assessment, construction and supervision) to be procured by the local MCA accountable entity or using funds advanced under a Compact in the relevant country.

G. Place and Period of Performance

All work shall be completed between the dates of the award through a five year period of performance.

The estimated level of effort is estimated at up to 1,850 – 2,000 hours per year for a total amount of 7,670 hours with 3 trips per year. MCC anticipates this level of effort but does not guarantee this level of effort as it may increase or decrease.

Consultant will perform the tasks under this contract from his/her home office in Indonesia, other MCC-eligible countries, in MCC offices in Washington DC as requested.

H. Timing and Reporting

All formal communication with MCC, including reports, will be submitted to the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COR), Program Manager (PM), and other designated MCC personnel. The COR/PM for this requirement will be identified via separate correspondence.

The COR/PM will have technical responsibility for monitoring the contractor’s performance. The COR/PM will review and evaluate the contractor’s performance, and also will coordinate any communications with relevant counterparts and other donor agencies and organizations.

Any changes in the terms of the SoW will be made in writing and approved by the Contracting Officer. No representation of the COR/PM shall serve as a basis for an alteration in the general scope of this SoW or of the terms and conditions of the SoW unless confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The contractor must communicate with the Contracting Officer on all matters that pertain to the Contract terms. Proceeding with the work without proper contractual coverage could result in nonpayment for that work.

I. Evaluation Criteria:

· An advanced degree (master’s or above) in social sciences or a related discipline (anthropology, economics, sociology, women’s studies, political science, public policy, law, community development, etc.)

· Minimum ten (10) years of experience in poverty reduction, social inclusion and gender work in an international development context, especially in Indonesia.

· Demonstrated ability to access and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to understand economic and social inequalities, including those based on gender and knowledge of how such inequalities impact poverty reduction and economic growth.

· Demonstrated work experience in designing interventions to address gender equality or other social inequalities issues in the sectors in which MCC works, including in infrastructure, WASH, land, and/or human capital, and policy and institutional reforms

· Demonstrated expertise with internationally recognized gender, social and poverty analysis concepts, frameworks and tools, including gender-responsive design of projects, monitoring and evaluation

· Knowledge of policies, laws and regulations in Indonesia pertaining to the legal, social, human development and economic status of women and vulnerable populations

· Demonstrated experience in:

a. Participatory development and implementation of projects

b. Managing and carrying out technical analysis on gender, social and poverty issues in project designs, assessments, management plans, performance monitoring plans, and in procurement and contract documents.

c. Developing TORs, and ensuring compliance with TORs.

· A strong track record of field work in and publications on Indonesia

· Writing high-quality analytical papers and reports on deadline

· Experience working closely with central and local governments, civil society (NGOs and CBOs), business chambers/associations, grassroots women and men, and other relevant stakeholders. Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams, including constructive engagement with economists and other technical experts.

· Written and verbal fluency in local language (Bahasa-Indonesia) and excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

· Responsible and flexible attitude, and capacity to manage a variety of tasks with minimal supervision.

Preferred (but not mandatory): Experience working with major donor organizations, especially U.S. donors, is a plus.

MCC reserves the right to interview the candidates.

J. Other requirements:

Travel within Indonesia is required. The Consultant may be requested to mobilize on a short notice and will be expected to deliver high quality finished products in a timely manner.