REQUEST EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT
NATIONAL EXPERT
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE SPECIALIST FOR STUDY OF SUSTAINABLE FINANCING
SCHEME FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Grant No. : TF0B8114
Reference No. ID-RENBANG-432242-CS-INDV
The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Grant, namely Sustainable Cities Impact Project (SCIP). The component 3 of the project focus on piloting innovative financing approaches and instruments, including Study of Sustainable Financing Scheme for Urban Development. As part of this activity, innovative and sustainable financing schemes will be identified and analyzed for their compliance and compatibility with Indonesia's regulatory framework and feasibility. These schemes will be gathered from benchmarking studies with international best practices, which may include philanthropy, global bonds, land value capture, SDG-Linked Bonds, Sin Taxes, and others. This study will provide insight and information for sub-national government (SNG) regarding innovative sources of finance and how to access those sources of finance. The output of this activity is to become a reference for other SNGs in Indonesia. This study will be focus on 5 pilot cities that have been selected with specific criteria. These cities are Palembang, DKI Jakarta, Semarang, Balikpapan, and Bitung.
The individual consulting services (“the Services”) include:
- Development of study’s plan and implementation arrangement, including activities risk mitigation and stakeholders’ engagement plan as guided by the project’s Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF).
- Data and reference collection through literature study and knowledge exchange with relevant experts in innovative and sustainable financing, including benchmarking studies from literature review of international best practices.
- Identification of financing gaps and challenges at project’s cities, and development of potential sustainable financing road map to address the identified gaps and challenges.
- Conduct compatibility analysis of alternative/innovative financing schemes against the identified sub-project based on the project’s cities priority.
- Deliver Focus Good Discussions (FGDs) and workshops as needed for information gathering, validation, and initial dissemination in the project’s cities.
- Develop and disseminate sustainable financing guideline/Pocketbook package based on the study, including technical instructions on how sub-national governments (SNGs) can access sustainable financing schemes.
- Developing a roadmap for SFSU Study and Project Development Objective (PDO) achievement assistance while fostering knowledge management for Component 3
The activity will be executed by 1 (one) Individual Consultant for 9 months from the start date.
Further detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following
website: https://bit.ly/TORKonsultan3F11.
The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency now
invites eligible individual consultant (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have
the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting
criteria are as follows:
- Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Public Policy/Economics, Infrastructure Planning/Civil Engineering, Finance, Urban Regional Development, or a relevant discipline such as Engineering/Finance/Business.
- At least 8 years of experience in sustainable city planning, project financing, or infrastructure planning.
- Familiarity with sustainable city infrastructure related to the circular economy and waste management, stormwater and wastewater management, energy efficiency and renewable energy, sustainable transport, or urban and peri-urban biodiversity conservation.
- Experience with infrastructure financing projects, including facilitating fiscal capacity studies, assessing regional loan potential, conducting investment studies, implementing public-private partnerships (PPPs), and identifying and executing infrastructure financing plans.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience as a team leader in consultancy services for city planning.
- Willingness to be assigned to various locations to support ongoing work.
- Proficiency in English with the ability to communicate fluently for professional writing and verbal communication.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated November 2020 (“the Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours (09.00 to 17.00 GMT+7).
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form along with Curriculum Vitae to the address below by e-mail no later than Tuesday, 18 September 2024 at 16.00 WIB.
Jakarta, 04 September 2024
Pokja IV Unit Kerja Pengadaan Barang/Jasa
Kementerian PPN/Bappenas
Email: ulp@bappenas.go.id