Request for Proposals No: 2038-XX

Develop a Social and Behaviour Change Strategy for improving nutritional

status in pre-pregnancy stage and first 1000 days of a child’s life in the
selected province of Indonesia

Issued by the Nutrition International “NI” (formerly known as the Micronutrient Initiative)

Deadline for receipt of proposals at NI:

Monday, December 16, 2019

11:00 HRS, West Indonesia Standard Time

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Contents

1. RFP Notice....................................................................................................................................3
2. Introduction To The Rfp.................................................................................................................3
3. General Instructions And Considerations .......................................................................................4
4. Conflict Of Interest .........................................................................................................................5
5. General Disclosures .......................................................................................................................5
6. Submission Of Proposals ...............................................................................................................5
7. Receipt, Evaluation And Handling Of Proposals.............................................................................6
8. Selection Criteria............................................................................................................................6
9. Guidelines For Preparing Proposals ..............................................................................................7
Part 1: Covering Letter And Declaration ...............................................................................................8
Part 2: Executive Summary..................................................................................................................8
Part 3: General And Technical Proposal ..............................................................................................9
Part 4: Financial Proposal ....................................................................................................................9
Annexure A: Terms of Reference ........................................................................................................11
Annexure B: Budget Template ............................................................................................................30

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1. RFP NOTICE

1.1. Request for Proposals – Procurement Notice

Nutrition International, a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating vitamin and

mineral deficiencies worldwide, invites proposals from competent Organizations or
Agencies to “Evaluation of a Project on Better Investment for Stunting Alleviation in
Selected Districts of East Nusa Tenggara and West Java Provinces in Indonesia”. The
submission deadline for proposals is Monday, December 16, 2019 by 11:00 HRS.
West Indonesia Time Standard Time.

2. INTRODUCTION TO THE RFP

2.1. Nutrition International is an Ottawa-based, international not-for-profit organization

dedicated to ensuring that the world's most vulnerable especially women and children in
developing countries get the vitamins and minerals they need to survive and thrive.
Working with impacted families, communities and nations, we are improving lives of
close to 500 million people in more than 70 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin
America.

Nutrition International (NI) (formerly known as the Micronutrient Initiative), a renowned

International Development organization based out in Ottawa, Canada, has a
commitment to eradicate global ‘hidden hunger’ by implementing interventions that focus
on women and children in developing countries. It aims to generate innovative and
sustainable solutions to reduce vitamin and mineral deficiencies among women,
newborns, and children. It builds on robust evidence-based research and evaluation in
order to demonstrate excellent return on investment of scaling-up highly cost-effective
micronutrient interventions. NI aspires to be a global center of excellence in technical
and programmatic support in this field.

In collaboration with key stakeholders such as governments, private sectors and civil
society groups, NI seeks to tackle the aforementioned problems that affects one third of
the world’s population. NI engages in tailoring health and nutrition strategies as well as
up-scaling existing program in various regions in the globe including Africa, Asia, the
Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle East. NI’s international Board of Directors
directs its interventions that reach approximately 500 million people in more than 70
countries.

One of NI’s key strategic goals is to enhance the global impact of micronutrient
interventions by generating cutting-edge knowledge and utilizing it to develop sound
policies and programmes while consolidating political will to achieve its vision. NI aspires
to position itself as a global center of excellence in generating scientific research in the
field of micronutrient programmes. It provides quality assurance for research and
programmes while disseminating and translating new knowledge to influence and
improve national and global policies and programmes. NI provides guidance and support
on existing and future programme evaluations and coordinates the analysis and
utilization of evaluation activity results.

NI has been implementing high-impact, high-coverage health and nutrition initiatives for
vulnerable communities in Indonesia since 2006. NI’s priority objectives in Indonesia

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include the survival and health of children, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating
women as well as women of reproductive age, primarily through improved coverage and
use of key micronutrients, such as vitamin A, zinc, iron and folic acid, wheat flour
fortification and iodized salt.

To support the Government of Indonesia’s (GoI) ambition to reduce stunting, NI jointly

by Save the Children (SC) will be implementing the Better Investment for Stunting
Alleviation (BISA) program. BISA program is an integrated nutrition-specific and
nutrition-sensitive program for assisting the GoI to realise the goal of National Strategy
to Accelerate Stunting Prevention (2018-2024). BISA targets two Provinces – West Java
(WJ) and Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT).

Prior to the start of activities, BISA is implementing a 6-month inception phase (July
2019 – January 2020) investing time to develop a whole project strategy for Social and
Behaviour Change (SBC), informed by the revised theory of change that demonstrates
the key behaviours and social norms that should be addressed to improve stunting
outcomes.

In view of the above, Save and NI are contracting a consultant/agency for designing the
SBC Strategy for Better Investment for Stunting Alleviation (BISA) project in Indonesia.

2.2. This Request for Proposals (RFP) and particularly the Guidelines for Preparing
Proposals that follow, are designed to help Respondents to produce proposals that are
acceptable to NI and to ensure that all proposals are given equal consideration. It is
essential, therefore, that Respondents provide the complete information that is
requested, and in the formats and on the terms specified.

3. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS

3.1. These instructions should be read in conjunction with information contained in the
enclosed Terms of Reference (TOR), and in any accompanying documents within this
package.

3.2. This Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide NI to “Develop a Social and Behaviour
Change Strategy for improving nutritional status in pre-pregnancy stage and first
1000 days of a child’s life in the selected province of Indonesia.”

3.3. NI is not bound to accept the lowest priced, or any, proposal. NI reserves the right to
request any (or all) Respondent(s) to meet with NI to clarify their proposal(s) without
commitment, and to publish on its website answers to any questions raised by any
Respondent (without identifying that Respondent).

3.4. Respondents are responsible for all costs associated with proposal preparation and will
not receive any reimbursement from NI.

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4. CONFLICT OF INTEREST

4.1. Respondents must disclose in their proposal details of any circumstances, including
personal, financial and business activities that will, or might, give rise to a conflict of
interest. This disclosure must extend to all personnel proposed to undertake the work.

4.2. Where Respondents identify any potential conflicts they must state how they intend to
avoid any impact arising from such conflicts. NI reserves the right to reject any proposals
which, in NI’s opinion, give rise, or could potentially give rise to, a conflict of interest.

4.3. With respect to this condition, please be advised that the organizations that may fall
within the scope of this evaluation will include those below, with which any association
must be disclosed:

a) Nutrition International (NI)

b) the Donor who is the primary funding source for the procurement

5. GENERAL DISCLOSURES
5.1. Respondents must disclose:

5.1.1 If they are or have been the subject of any proceedings or other arrangements
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or the financial standing of the Respondent
including but not limited to the appointment of any officer such as a receiver in
relation to the Respondent personal or business matters or an arrangement with
creditors or of any other similar proceedings.

5.1.2 If they have been convicted of, or are the subject of any proceedings, relating to:

a) criminal offence or other offence, a serious offence involving the activities of a

criminal organization or found by any regulator or professional body to have
committed professional misconduct.
b) corruption including the offer or receipt of any inducement of any kind in relation
to obtaining any contract, with the NI, or any other contracting body or authority
c) failure to fulfil any obligations in any jurisdiction relating to the payment of taxes

6. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
6.1. The technical and financial proposal along with all requisite documentation must be
received in English at NI no later than Monday, December 16, 2019 by 11:00 HRS,
West Indonesia Standard Time.

6.2. 6.2 The Technical and Financial Proposal in two separate files put into a covering email
specifically indicating the subject line “Develop a Social and Behaviour Change
Strategy for improving nutritional status in pre-pregnancy stage and first 1000
days of a child’s life in the selected province of Indonesia” and should be sent by
email to: proposalsindonesia@nutritionintl.org

6.3. For any clarification required, please write an email on the following email address:
proposalsindonesia@nutritionintl.org

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6.4. Only email bids will be accepted. Only those short-listed will receive an acknowledgment
and will be called for a personal interaction, at their own cost. The interaction will be held
at the NI office in New Delhi.

6.5. Late proposals will not be accepted in any circumstances. Proposals received after the
due date and time will not be considered.

7. RECEIPT, EVALUATION AND HANDLING OF PROPOSALS

7.1. Once a proposal is received before the due date and time, NI will:

7.1.1. Log the receipt of the proposal and record the business information
7.1.2. Review all proposals and disqualify any non-responsive ones (that fail to meet the
terms set out in these instructions), and retain the business details on file with a
note indicating disqualification.
7.1.3. Evaluate all responsive proposals objectively in line with the criteria specified below
7.1.4. Inform respondents within 15 business days of the evaluation decision being made.

7.2. NI reserves the right:

7.2.1. To accept or reject any and all proposals and/or to annul the RFP process prior
to award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Respondents or any
obligation to inform the affected respondents of the grounds for NI's actions prior
to contract award, and
7.2.2. To negotiate - with Respondent(s) invited to negotiate - the proposed technical
approach and methodology, and the proposed price based on the Respondent’s
proposals.

7.2.3. Amend this RFP at any time.

8. SELECTION CRITERIA
8.1. Following criteria will be adopted to short list the proposals and identify suitable agencies.
Out of the total scores 60% weight is assigned to technical and 40% to the financial
proposal.

Table 1: Proposal Scoring Criteria

Name of Candidate:
Proposals
Assessment Category: Presentation and discussion Weights

Qualification of Consultant (A) 50%

A minimum master’s degree with experiences at least 15 years,
preferably in public health, nutrition, social sciences, social
20%
development or related disciplines. Technical knowledge and
familiarity with VAS program is desirable.

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Minimum 5 year experience of working with NGO and collaboration

with MoH, PHO and DHO. Significant experience of Health programs
20%
in Indonesia. Experience of working on VAS program/issues will be
an asset.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills both in English and
20%
Bahasa Indonesia.
Demonstrated experience in research, writing, production of
documents such case study or Most Significant Change and 40%
develop video documentation.
Realistic Plan and ability to accomplish the task (B) 50%

Plan for completing the activities 30%

Consultant's ability to complete the task as pe NI expectation

30%
mentioned in the TOR
Realistic timelines to accomplish the entire work 40%
Total Score - Technical Proposal (A+B) 100%
Overall weightage of Technical Proposal – 60%
Assessment Category: Financial
Presented reasonable estimate of fees 25%
Takes into consideration all potential field expenses (i.e. no obvious
30%
omissions)
Presented realistic estimate for field expenses 25%
Reasonable estimate for completing the meeting, and report writing
20%
expenses
Total Score - Financial Proposal 100%
Overall weightage of Financial Proposal – 40%
Total Weighted Score (Technical + Financial)

8.2. The Evaluation Team may, in its sole discretion, establish a short-list of Respondents
based on the Technical Scores of the Respondents (the “Short-listed Respondents”) for
the purpose of conducting interviews. If NI short-lists the Respondents, it will short-list
the Respondents with the highest scores.

8.3. Only the Short-listed Respondents will be interviewed. The number of Respondents
short-listed for an interview is in the sole discretion of NI.

8.4. Interviews of Short-listed Respondents will be carried out by the Evaluation Team or a
sub-group of the Evaluation Team. The Evaluation Team will score each Short-listed
Respondent based on the quality of the Respondent’s interview (the “Interview Score”).

8.5. The successful Respondent will be expected to enter into a Contract with NI for the
duration of the work. In the event of a Contract award, all the terms and conditions of the
RFP, including the Respondent’s response, will normally form part of the Contract.

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9. GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING PROPOSALS

9.1. Language: Proposals must be submitted in English.

9.2. Structure: Proposals must be set out in three main parts:

Part 1: Covering Letter and Declaration
Part 2: Executive Summary
Part 3: General and Technical Proposal
Part 4: Financial Proposal

Part 1: Covering Letter and Declaration

Proposals must be accompanied by a covering letter on company-headed paper showing the

full registered and trading name(s), trading and registered office address and business
number of the Respondent. The letter must be signed by a person of suitable authority to
commit the Respondent to a binding contract. It must quote the RFP number and title, and
include the following declarations:

a. We have examined the information provided in your Request for Proposals (RFP) and
offer to undertake the work described in accordance with requirements. This proposal is
valid for acceptance for 6 months and we confirm that this proposal will remain binding
upon us and may be accepted by you at any time before this expiry date.

b. We accept that any contract that may result will comprise the contract documents issued
with the RFP and be based upon the documents submitted as part of our proposal.

c. Our proposal (Technical and Financial) has been arrived at independently and without
consultation, communication, agreement or understanding (for the purpose of restricting
competition) with any other Respondent to or recipient of this RFP from NI.

d. All statements and responses to this RFP are true and accurate.

e. We understand the obligations regarding Disclosure as described in the RFP Guidelines

and have included any necessary declarations.

f. We confirm that all personnel named in the proposal will be available to undertake the
services.

g. We agree to bear all costs incurred by us in connection with the preparation and
submission of this proposal and to bear any further pre-contract costs.

h. I confirm that I have the authority of [insert name of NGO/company/agency] to submit this
proposal and to clarify any details on its behalf.

Part 2: Executive Summary

A brief overview of the General and Technical proposal that summarizes how the Respondent
will use their competencies in the area to achieve the outputs/deliverables. Financial

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information should not be included here; but the summary may indicate the level of effort
proposed.

Part 3: General and Technical Proposal

The General and Technical section should be structured as follows:

Section 1: Your understanding of the TOR provided with this RFP as Annexure A. You may
also propose qualifications to the TOR that you consider may enhance the value of the
outcome to NI. These improvements needs to be summarily highlighted in the proposal.

Section 2: Technical Response: a concise description of the tools and approach that are
proposed for the delivery of the TOR and an implementation plan in the form of a work
breakdown analysis. This should describe the activities to be undertaken, the deliverables /
outputs and the milestone and completion dates (grouped by phase where appropriate). The
dependency of any activities and associated results on earlier results needs to be clearly
indicated. The proposal need not include the methodology for the samples estimation as the
same is already included in the RFP.

Section 3: Personnel Profile: names, designation and Curricula Vitae (CV) of personnel
assigned to work on the Project. CVs must not exceed 3 pages, but must include:
o Role of the personnel in the survey and number of days committed
o a brief summary of the professional competencies of the individual relevant to the
Scope of Work/TOR
o a chronological list of relevant professional experience starting with the most
recent and showing key achievements / responsibilities
o brief details of qualifications educational / technical / professional / other
o language competencies other than English (corresponding to targeted provinces)

Section 4: Personnel Inputs: include name of personnel, and person days with reference
to
Project post. This will constitute a confirmation that all personnel will be available to provide
the required services for the duration of the contract.

Section 5: Company Information: proof of incorporation for registered incorporated entities,

proof of registration for registered entities.

Section 6: Previous experience: documentation demonstrating the Respondent’s

experience in the proposed area of work. This should include contact details for key clients
who may be contacted in respect of the Respondent’s relevant prior work.

Part 4: Financial Proposal

a. The Financial proposal must contain the expected budget with detailed breakdown for
accomplishing the complete work. All amounts quoted must be in Indonesian Rupiah
(IDR). The Respondent should provide a detailed budget, based on the format attached
as Annexure B.

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b. Fees should be inclusive of all insurance and standard business overheads.

c. Please note that no fees are payable for travel days.

ANNEXURE A

Develop a Social and Behaviour Change Strategy for improving nutritional status in pre-
pregnancy stage and first 1000 days of a child’s life in the selected province of Indonesia

About the partners

Nutrition International (NI) has been implementing high-impact, high-coverage health, and
nutrition initiatives for vulnerable communities in Indonesia since 2006. NI’s priority objectives in
Indonesia include the survival and health of children, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating
women as well as women of reproductive age, primarily through improved coverage and use of
key micronutrients, such as vitamin A, zinc, iron and folic acid, wheat flour fortification and iodized
salt.

Save the Children (SC) has been working in Indonesia since 1976 and has worked in 16 of
Indonesia’s 34 Provinces. In 2017, SC worked in 11 Provinces and 43 Districts, reaching over
230,000 direct beneficiaries. SC’s programming and technical expertise are primarily in the areas
of health and nutrition, education, and child rights – including child protection, child poverty, and
child rights governance. Save the Children is also an active player in the national policy and
advocacy space, particularly in the realm of working with sub-national government actors on
effective management of financial and technical resources.

BISA project

The Better Investment for Stunting Alleviation (BISA) project is an integrated nutrition-specific and
nutrition-sensitive project designed jointly by Save the Children and Nutrition International (BISA
team) to assist the Government of Indonesia (GoI) to realise the goal of National Strategy to
Accelerate Stunting Prevention (2018-2024). BISA targets two Provinces – West Java (WJ) and
Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT).

To support the GoI’s ambition to reduce stunting, BISA will:

1. Implement a Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Plan focused on
improved maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) and water, sanitation, and
hygiene (WASH) practices of adolescents, pregnant and lactating women (PLW), and
caregivers of children under two;
2. Provide technical assistance to District and Provincial government and health service
providers to improve the delivery and enhance access to and use of iron-folic acid for
pregnant women and pregnant adolescent girls; Weekly Iron Folic Acid for adolescent
girls; vitamin A supplementation, zinc, and oral rehydration salts for children under five,
and MIYCN counselling for pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls and
caregivers;
3. Provide technical assistance to the national, Provincial, and District government to
improve the allocation and effective use of funding and human resources at Provincial,
District, and Village levels.

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Over five years, BISA will enable 3.3 million people, including 734,100 women, 489,343 children
under two, and 1.45m adolescent girls to access high impact nutrition services. BISA will test, and
scale-up two packages of interventions: (1) The ‘Essential’ Package focused on strengthening
the supply side of nutrition service delivery; and (2) The ‘Essential+’ Package that combines
supply-side services with demand-side services through the provision of direct support to
communities. The two packages will be tested in four districts (two per Province) in the first two
years to assess impact and generate evidence (Phase 1), and at the end of year 3 the package
will be scaled-up to an additional eight districts to a total of 12 Districts (Phase 2).

Background and rationale for the SBCC strategy

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, with a total population of 260 million,
including 24 million children under age five. Despite being newly classified as a lower-middle-
income country, with a per capita GDP of USD3,800, and being the largest economy in Southeast
Asia, Indonesia’s human development indicators place it 116th in global rankings (out of 189)
while the World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI) ranks it 87 out of 157. Across the country, 10%
of children under 5 years are wasted, 18% underweight, and 31% are stunted, with wide variation
by province (from 17% to 43%) and between Districts and population groups. These rates place
Indonesia among the top five countries with the highest burden of malnutrition.

Nationally, 17% of pregnant women are underweight (compared to 15% of non-pregnant women),
with 37% in NTT (only 2% in West Java). Anaemia, which can lead to maternal death as well as
low birth weight, is particularly high, with 49% anaemia amongst pregnant women. A study by NI
suggests high rates of anaemia amongst adolescent girls too.

Child growth depends on the mother’s health and nutritional status before and during pregnancy,
and caregiving practices (exclusive breastfeeding, appropriate complementary feeding, and
hygiene) from 0-24 months. National Data shows that children become gradually more stunted
between birth and 2 years suggesting inadequate dietary intake and caregiving practices
throughout that period. Childhood anaemia is also common with 40% prevalence nationally.

Estimates are that up to 50% of stunting is a result of poor WASH. Inadequate WASH behaviours
– handwashing without soap, unsafe handling of feces, and unclean drinking water – result in
diarrhoea, parasitic infections, and chronic gut inflammation (environmental enteropathy disorder,
EED), a major contributor to undernutrition. Emerging evidence from other countries suggests
that EED linked to ongoing ingestion of pathogens may be a key driver of stunting, but there is
little evidence from Indonesia on the risk of EED.

Indonesia is one of the top 15 countries with the highest burden of childhood diarrhoea. According
to 2012 DHS (the latest available), the prevalence of diarrhoea amongst children under two years
of age (CU2) nationally is 21%, and 12% for children under five years of age (CU5). Poor WASH
behaviours, diarrhoea, and undernutrition also increase risk of pneumonia, the leading infectious
killer of CU5. Indonesia’s pneumonia rate nationally is 18.5%, spiking to 40% in NTT.

Prior to the start of activities, BISA is implementing a 6-month inception phase (August 2019 –
January 2020) investing time to develop a whole project strategy for Social and Behaviour Change
(SBC), informed by the revised theory of change that demonstrates the key behaviours and social
norms that should be addressed to improve stunting outcomes.

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In view of the above, Save and NI are contracting a consultant/agency for designing the SBC
Strategy for Better Investment for Stunting Alleviation (BISA) project in Indonesia.

In the inception phase (to January 31, 2020) the consultant/agency will design a high-level SBC
strategy, informed by the project’s theory of change and desk review, covering all three of the
BISA project strategic objectives:

SO1: Improved MIYCN and WASH practices of adolescents, PLW and caregivers of CU2
SO2: Improved access to and use of IFA for pregnant women and pregnant adolescent girls,
WIFA for adolescent girls, VAS, zinc& ORS for children U5, and MIYCN counselling for
PLW, PLAG, and caregivers of CU2
SO3: Additional and more efficient and effective use of funding, policies, and regulations, and
human resources to prevent stunting

In the development phase (to April 30, 2020) the consultant/agency will further develop the SBC
strategy, informed by the findings of the formative research to identify barriers and enablers to
good health and nutrition practices and narrowing down the focus behaviours through behavioural
analysis and consultation with key project/government stakeholders. The consultant/agency will
also develop an implementation plan with costing as well as required SBC materials.

The SBC strategy targeted audiences are as follows:

The primary audience includes people the SBC strategy directly targets with communication
about nutrition practices: Pregnant women, mothers of children under two and adolescent girls.

The secondary audience includes people who influence the nutrition behaviours of the primary
audience: Family members (husband, mother-in-law, etc.), frontline health workers, secondary
school teachers, local leaders/influential people in the community, government officials at
national, province, district and village level.

Overall objective
To formulate effective SBC strategy and implementation plan with costing as well as design
SBC materials for the BISA project to be implemented in the targeted districts of West Java and
Nusa Tenggara Timur in Indonesia.

Scope of work
To develop a high level social and behavior change strategy during the inception period informed
by the recommended theory of change, and to be further refined based on formative
assessments. This overarching strategy should be for all programming, supported by a social and
behavior change communication plan. Key tasks are outlined below with an indicative breakdown
of days. However, exact parameters and timeline will be agreed on between the
consultant/agency and BISA team at the start of work:

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Inception Phase:
1) Briefing meeting with BISA team (Save + NI) (1 day)
The selected consultant/agency will participate in a briefing meeting with BISA team (Save +
NI) to get a complete understanding of the assignment and discuss the overall scope of work,
deliverables and timelines

2) Desk review of existing research, guidelines, SBC interventions, SBC materials, and
other relevant documents (6 days)
(i) Review and analyses of all available formative research, (particularly the 2018 Alive &
Thrive Desk Review report) and BISA documents (particularly the revised Theory of Change),
other qualitative and quantitative evidence, current WHO and international guidelines and
priorities key behaviours related to nutrition and health for children, adolescent, pregnant
women, and new-borns to help guide interventions for behaviour change with a special focus
to the socio-cultural context.
(ii) An analysis of the SBC interventions around coverage and adherence of IFA supplements,
dietary diversity, balanced protein-energy intake, early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding
for the first six months, water, sanitation and hygiene that have worked; (a) An analysis of the
health systems materials, guidelines, training modules, and other related documents related
to, e.g. service delivery and health workforce, supply chain mechanism, essential medicines,
health financing, leadership, and governance collating and (b) existing communication
campaigns and materials on the issue from the perspective of project requirements. Audience
analysis, using creative approach to provide key messages for each identified audience
segment will also be undertaken.

3) High-level SBC strategy consultation workshop (3 days)

The consultant/agency will design a participatory workshop of one day with the BISA team to
discuss the findings of the literature and communication material review to seek inputs to
develop the high-level strategy.

4) High-level SBC strategy (10 days)

Develop a robust SBC strategy and implementation plan with costing through a participatory
process

Development Phase:
5) SBC Strategy development workshop (3 days)
The consultant/agency will design and conduct a participatory workshop of one day with all
relevant stakeholders, including Government officials, development partners, and potential
implementing partners’ where-in findings of the formative research will be disseminated and
utilized to develop the components of a SBC strategy. The focus of the workshop would be to
seek inputs to develop the draft strategy and to ensure commitments from all stakeholders for
roll-out of the implementation plan. The strategy would need to include:
• The communication objectives; intended audience segments; audience analysis
(including media habits); communication approach with key messages;
channels/tactics for communication and monitoring and evaluation.
• The workshop should also include the development of an implementation plan for the
strategies identified.
• The plan should ideally incorporate existing as well as new activities that will need to
be undertaken and specify the modification of existing materials; development of new

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communication materials, if any, as well as the role of different stakeholders in the

implementation.

6) Modification of SBC strategy: (4 days)

Consultant/agency will revise the SBC strategy with the aim to amplify the positive practices
by effectively integrating the findings of formative research into the strategies, messaging and
planning of activities and develop a robust SBC strategy and implementation plan through a
participatory process and with inputs from key stakeholders at the district and provincial levels.

7) Develop and design SBC materials and its revision: (10 days)
• Based on the recommendations from the SBC strategy develop a set of communication
materials in line with the overall strategic approach and key messages identified.
• The materials are to be developed with inputs from the BISA team (Save + NI) in English
and then translated to Bahasa languages and will need to be pretested and finalized.

8) Pre-testing with the target audience: (5 days including travel)

All the prototypes of SBCC products to be pre-tested with the target audience in 2 districts -
one district in NTT and WJ, and to be revised based on the feedback.

9) Government Consultation: (3 days including preparation)

Consultation to be organized with the officials of MoH, and other key stakeholders to build the
consensus among key stakeholders on the SBC strategy, SBC materials and implementation
plan as a part of the participatory processes.

10) Training of BISA team (Save +NI) (5 days including preparation)

• The training module, session plan, and presentation to be developed for imparting one day
quality training. The guidance notes also to be developed explaining every BCC material, its
usage, target audience, the channel of communication for dissemination and so on.
• Training module, presentations, and guidance note to be provided to participants in training as
reference materials to be used in future.
• Training to be organized by the consultant/agency to orient the BISA team (Save +NI) on SBCC
Strategy and SBCC products developed in this assignment so that the right approach will be
adopted for communication down the line to the front-line workers and further in the community.

Approval from BISA Team (Save + NI)

a) Consultant/Agency needs to obtain clearance at following stages:
b) Desk review report and a framework prescribed by BISA team (Save +NI) including the
findings of a review of existing SBC materials to capture the behaviour change objective,
target audience, gender, and critical messages that are to be delivered through these
materials
c) The first draft of the SBC strategy
d) High-quality SBC strategy developed during inception phase
e) Revised SBC strategy during the development phase
f) First draft prototypes of SBC products in English
g) Second draft prototypes of SBC products after pre-testing and State consultation in
English, and Bahasa languages
h) Final softcopies and hardcopies of prototypes of all SBC products in English, and Bahasa
languages.

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Suggested outline for the SBC strategy is as follows:

a. Assess – Understanding the context through assessment (review and summary of the
current literature as the project formative research results will not yet be available)

b. Behavioural Focus – Identifying a Behavioural Focus for the Strategy (behavioural

analysis to identify behavioural outcomes (those that will impact stunting and that are
feasible) and small doable actions, audience definition and segmentation, develop SBC
objectives, outline the overarching strategic approach, communication channel analysis)

c. Create – An Evidence-Based Strategy (plan effective SBC activities and materials

building off the proposal and steps a and b. This will include concept testing and co-
creating community mobilization/capacity strengthening and social and behavior change
communication strategies (SO1), service and capacity strengthening (SO2) and enabling
environment (SO3))

d. Deliver – Implement, Monitor and Adapt (roll-out of activities, monitoring quality of

activities, the process for learning and adaptation)

e. Evaluate – Measure SBC Impact (propose indicators and ways to measure and track
SBC activities and behavioural outcomes and share learnings)

Duration and timeline

The duration will be five months (December 2019 - April 2020) with 50 days (20 days during the
inception phase and 30 days during development phase) in total. The consultant/agency with
work primarily with the project team in Jakarta; however, travel to the project area in West Java
and NTT will be required. The consultant/agency has to submit the detailed timeline in below
table. The timeline will be considered from the date of signing of the contract.

Detailed indicative timeline:

Activities December 2019 January 2020 February 2020 February 2020 April 2020

Briefing meeting with

BISA team
Desk review research,
guidelines and other
documents
Desk review of SBCC
interventions and
materials
High-level SBCC
strategy development
workshop with project
team
High-level SBCC
strategy development

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High-level SBCC
strategy development
workshop with project
stakeholders
Modification of SBCC
strategy
Develop and design
SBC materials and its
revision
Pre-testing of prototypes
of SBC materials with
the target audience
Government
Consultation program
Training of BISA Team

Note: Please add any other activity in the above table if necessary to complete this assignment.

Deliverables
The following deliverables will be required to be submitted in electronic and hard copies to NI:

By January 31, 2019

• Desk review/literature review report for the integrated SBC strategy
• High-level SBC strategy development workshop with the BISA team
• BISA team consultation report
• High-level SBC strategy document

By April 30, 2020

• SBC strategy development workshop report with stakeholders
• Final SBC strategy and implementation plan with costing plan
• Pre-test reports on the SBC materials
• Government consultation report
• Final communication materials in soft copy (high-resolution open files and low-resolution
pdf) and five sets each in hard copy in English and Bahasa languages
• PowerPoint presentation outlining the SBC Strategy development process and content
for key stakeholders
• A four-page brief describing the BISA SBC Strategy to disseminate among the key
stakeholders
• Task completion report (financial & narrative)

Logistics and administrative arrangements

• The selected consultant/agency will be responsible for all arrangements related to travel,
accommodation, transport, and other preparations.
• No additional cost will be borne by Save and NI

Child safeguarding policy

• All recording and photoshoot to comply with Save the children and NI’s Child Protection
Policy, Indonesia’s child safety norms, and ethical guidelines

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• Ethical approval to be obtained, wherever required from the appropriate authority

• Written/video consent needs to be taken from their guardians before recording and
photoshoot
• Informed consent to be obtained from the target audience during pre-test of BCC materials

Copyright
Save the Children, and Nutrition International retains full ownership and copyright of the SBCC
strategy and BCC materials developed under this assignment.

Required Expertise:
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree required. Advanced degree in social and behaviour change,
communications, public health, nutrition, development, health sciences, or related field
preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience required in designing and providing technical direction
to development projects on social and behaviour change. Nutrition and health
development project experience preferred.
• Proven experience developing social and behaviour change strategies, approaches,
tools, and indicators for development projects.
• Experience working in Indonesia and Asia region desirable.
• Experience designing gender-sensitive SBC strategies
• Strong written and verbal language skills in English
• Ability to travel frequently within Indonesia during the consultancy.

NOTES (Important)
The consultant/agency is required to submit:
1) Budget in the prescribed budget template as attached in Annexure A.
2) Sample of works as reference materials to be attached.

Budget
The consultant/agency is required to submit a budget in the prescribed template as attached in
Annexure B.

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ANNEXURE B
BUDGET TEMPLATE

Days Unit
Description Person or cost Total (IDR)
unit (IDR)
A Salaries/Professional Fees
A1 Briefing meeting with BISA team 1 1
(Save + NI)
A2 Desk review of existing research, 1 6
guidelines, SBC interventions, SBC
materials, and other relevant
documents
A3 High-level SBC strategy 1 3
consultation workshop
A4 High-level SBC strategy 1 10
A5 SBC Strategy development 1 3
workshop
A6 Modification of SBC strategy 1 4
A7 Develop and design SBC materials 1 10
and its revision
A8 Pre-testing with the target audience 1 5

A9 Government Consultation program 1 3

A10 Training of BISA team (Save +NI) 1 5

Sub Total A
B Meetings and consultation
workshops
B1 Briefing meeting with BISA team 15 1
(Save + NI) at NI office

B2 High-level SBC strategy 15 1

consultation workshop at NI office

B3 SBC Strategy development 40 1

workshop (at 4 stars Hotel in
Jakarta)
B3.1 Govt official WJ (Province & 6
District)
B3.1.1 Hotel accommodation 6 2

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B3.1.2 Local Transport 6 2

B3.1.3 Meeting Kit 6 1
B3.1.4 Perdiem 6 3
B3.1.5 Full day Meeting Package 6 1

B3.2 Govt official ENT (Province & 6

District)
B3.2.1 Hotel accommodation 6 2
B3.2.2 Local Transport 6 2
B3.2.3 Meeting Kit 6 1
B3.2.4 Perdiem 6 3
B3.2.5 Full day Meeting Package 6 1
B3.2.6 Airfare 6 2

B3.3 NI & Save WJ (Province & District 7

Staff)
B3.3.1 Hotel accommodation 7 2
B3.3.2 Local Transport 7 2
B3.3.3 Meeting Kit 7 1
B3.3.4 Perdiem 7 3
B3.3.5 Full day Meeting Package 7 1

B3.4 NI & Save ENT (Province & 7

District Staff)
B3.4.1 Hotel accommodation 7 2
B3.4.2 Local Transport 7 2
B3.4.3 Meeting Kit 7 1
B3.4.4 Perdiem 7 3
B3.4.5 Full day Meeting Package 7 1
B3.4.6 Airfare 7 2

B3.5 NI & Save Jakarta Staff 10

B3.5.1 Meeting Kit 10 1
B3.5.2 Full day Meeting Package 10 1

B3.6 Govt official Jakarta 4

B3.6.1 Meeting Kit 4 1
B3.6.2 Local Transport 4 1
B3.6.3 Full day Meeting Package 4 1

Sub Total B
C Pre-Test and Government
Consultation Expenses

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C1 FGD meeting package at local sites 66 1

C2 Gift/incentives for pre-test 60 1

participants
C3 Government consultation (meeting 10 1
package)
Sub Total C
D Travel and Transportation
D1 Return air flight ticket from Jakarta 2 2
to East Nusa Tenggara (return
ticket)
D2 Transportation from home to airport 2 2
in Jakarta (return)
D3 Local transport in Kupang City, 1 1
East Nusa Tenggara
D5 Local transport in West Java (car 1 3
rental Jakarta to Bandung and
district 1 car for 3 days
Sub Total D
E Daily allowance and lodging
expenses for the consultant/team
for conducting field test

E1 Allowance in NTT
E2 Allowance in West Java
E3 Lodging in NTT (3 stars hotel)
E4 Lodging in West Java (3 stars
hotel)
Sub Total E
F Training of BISA team (Save +NI) 30
at 4 stars hotel in Jakarta

F1 NI & Save WJ (Province & District 7

Staff)
F1.1 Hotel accommodation 7 2
F1.2 Local Transport 7 2
F1.3 Meeting Kit 7 1
F1.4 Perdiem 7 3
F1.5 Training Module 7 1
F1.6 Full day Meeting Package 7 1

F2 NI & Save ENT (Province & 7

District Staff)
F2.1 Hotel accommodation 7 2

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F2.2 Local Transport 7 2

F2.3 Meeting Kit 7 1
F2.4 Perdiem 7 3
F2.5 Training Module 7 1
F2.6 Full day Meeting Package 7 1
F2.7 Airfare 7 2

F3 NI & Save Jakarta Staff 16

F3.1 Meeting Kit 16 1
F3.2 full day Meeting Package 16 1

Sub Total F
G Stationary
H Communication & any other
I Reporting
Sub Total G, H & I
J Total of Direct Cost in IDR (A to I)

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