Regional Trade for Development - Project Designs - Indonesia Projects on MSMEs, Women Entrepreneurs and Logistics Cost Drivers

⁠⁠⁠The Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) initiative is funded by both the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. It assists ASEAN Member States (AMS) in meeting their commitments and realising the advantages offered by the Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, or AANZFTA, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.

Through the AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP) and the RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), RT4D provides tailored support to enhance the capabilities of ASEAN Member States by strengthening skills, building networks, facilitating policy options and ensuring that trade benefits everyone, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), women and people with disabilities.

The Governments of Australia and New Zealand have committed up to AUD 53.3 million to fund RT4D from 2020-21 to 2027-28.

Project Summary

The RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), implemented by the RT4D Facility, aims to support AMS to realise the full benefits of RCEP through the provision of capacity-building support and access to technical expertise.

The following two projects are approved under RISP.

• Project 1: Seminar on Strengthening the Role of MSMEs and Women Entrepreneurs in Utilising the RCEP Agreement.
• Project 2: Addressing Logistics Cost Drivers to Enhance MSME Participation in Regional Supply Chains.

The Opportunity

RT4D is seeking a consultant (a firm or an individual expert) (hereafter referred to as "the Consultant") to manage and deliver two (2) separate Project Designs for both projects mentioned above. The delivery will follow standard RT4D templates and be subject to comments, amendments, and approval from the RT4D Facility Team, the Project Proponents, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).

General competencies and qualifications the Consultant should demonstrate, include (but are not limited to):

General Technical and Experience Requirements

• A skilled and experienced expert/team of experts with the technical expertise, bandwidth, and capabilities to support the RT4D Facility to deliver all outputs in alignment with the remit and timelines set within this Scope of Services.
• Demonstrable experience developing program and project plans and designs that consider and incorporate the needs, priorities and concerns of diverse government stakeholders (i.e. stakeholders representing countries with different priorities and capacity constraints and agencies with different mandates and priorities).
• Demonstrable experience designing, facilitating and delivering online and on-site consultations and workshops that effectively engage a diverse government audience.
• Experience working and engaging with ASEAN Governments, ASEAN Secretariat and/or ASEAN Member States is a distinct advantage.
• Proven excellent report drafting experience, with ability to incorporate comprehensive feedback at multiple stages.
• Experience working with the Projects’ Proponents, and Australian and New Zealand officials is a distinct advantage. The organisation must be comfortable with ASEAN stakeholders and following ways of working (or comparable governance arrangements).
• Strong understanding of and ability to operationalise the Monitoring & Evaluation, GEDSI, Communications and Program Management considerations outlined in the above sections of this ToR.

Project-Specific Expertise Requirements

• Project 1: Demonstrated expertise in MSME development, market access opportunities, and specifically understanding of RCEP commitments (including tariff preferences, rules of origin, certification procedures, customs facilitation measures, and relevant digital trade tools) and to enable them to effectively utilize the Agreement for MSMEs.
• Project 2: Strong technical knowledge and practical experience in MSME Participation within Regional Supply Chains, Digital Readiness, and Digital Logistics Practices. Understanding of RCEP commitments will be an advantage.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Timeline:

Invitation Issue Date: Monday 8 June 2026

Last Queries Date: Sunday 21 June 2026

Closing Date and Time: 11:59 PM (GMT+7) Thursday, 02 July 2026

Please check RT4D’s website for complete ToR.

RFP - Project Designs - Indonesia Projects on MSMEs, Women Entrepreneurs and Logistics Cost Drivers