Request for Proposal (RFP): Consultancy Services for the Process Evaluation of a Government-Led Graduation Programme in NTB Province

Proposal No: UPGI-26-PR055

Consultancy Type: Short Term 

Publication Date:15/7/2026

Closing Date:30/7/2026

Engagement Period: August 2026 - December 2026

Consultants Location: Indonesia,Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB)

Background

BRAC International is a leading nonprofit organisation with a mission to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our approach is to identify innovative and holistic solutions toward sustainable livelihoods and socioeconomic resilience. We achieve large-scale, transformative change by empowering individuals, especially women, and their families and communities to overcome poverty and become self-reliant and resilient. We work with local communities to innovate demand-driven programmes that integrate social development with market-based solutions like microfinance and social entrepreneurship. With our origin and roots in the Global South and our commitment to continuous learning, we have a depth of experience and evidence that enables us to respond to the needs of diverse communities with humility and courage.

About BRAC’s Ultra Poor Graduation Initiative

BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) aims to support governments to scale the Graduation approach for people living in chronic poverty and vulnerable situations. The Graduation approach is a multifaceted set of interventions designed to ensure food security, social inclusion, and sustainable economic livelihoods, enabling the poorest to “graduate” from poverty.  The graduation approach includes support for basic needs, assets and training for income generation and (one-to-one and/or group) coaching to support the participants during the process. More information: Graduation Essentials.

Programme Background

The Desa Berdaya Transformative Programme is a government-led initiative by the Provincial Government of Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) aimed at accelerating the reduction of extreme poverty through a village-based, integrated intervention model. As part of the broader Desa Berdaya framework, the programme adopts and adapts the Graduation approach, combining support for basic needs, productive assets transfers, and intensive coaching to enable households to build sustainable livelihoods and achieve long-term socio-economic resilience. The programme is implemented through amulti-level governance structure led by the Provincial Government, with coordination across district and village authorities, supported by programme teams, coaches and technical government stakeholders (Dinas).

Following a comprehensive design and preparation phase, the programme is currently transitioning into early implementation, beginning with Cohort 1 across 40 selected villages in 10 districts, reaching approximately 7,250 households. As part of strengthening implementation readiness, 144 coaches have been recruited and provided with onboarding orientation. They have already been engaged in the verification and validation of prospective programme participants. The first phase of training for these coaches is scheduled to take place in April 2026. This initial phase is positioned as a learning phase to strengthen implementation readiness, generate evidence, and inform adaptive improvements and future scale-up.

Description (summary)

To conduct an ongoing process evaluation of a government-led Graduation programme in NTB Province

The evaluation aims to generate  actionable insights, to inform programme design and implementation, identify potential (technical, administrative and/or political) bottlenecks and provide timely feedback to support continuous programme improvement. In addition, the evaluation will assess implementation readiness and promote adaptive learning across cohorts, ensuring that lessons are systematically captured and used to strengthen programme delivery and inform future scale-up.  

Level of effort

For 2026, the estimated amount of work is approximately 70-100 person days divided among a team of consultants spread over 5 months.

Location

Initially NTB Province (2026), can be expanded to other provinces in upcoming years.

Consultants must be authorised to work in Indonesia without requiring a work permit or visa sponsorship

Interested and eligible consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 0900 – 1600 hrs WIB, Monday to Friday via email at tania.warokka@brac.ne and CC tipasanen@gmail.com  getrude.kipruto@brac.net the subject “Application for Process Evaluation Consultancy –Indonesia ”

Submission Requirements: 

1. Mandatory documents 

2. Technical Proposal  

3. Financial Proposal 

Interested applicants are encouraged to review the detailed RFP document for further information on the scope of work, requirements, and submission process.