EXTENDED DEADLINE. NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
5 of July 2020 23:59 pm EAT

As per a coordinated effort from the United Nations to have a response towards the COVID-19 pandemic, UNCDF is supporting LDCs and other countries in need through its core mandate to build stable and resilient local economies and by leveraging a range of technical expertise and investment instruments to reduce and limit economic and social hardship for poor communities. For more information about UNCDF’s action towards COVID-19 click here.

Based on UNCDF’s commitment in Nepal to developing the DFS ecosystem and combating challenges posed by COVID-19, UNCDF is looking to support its partners in scaling-up inclusive last-mile solutions and financial instruments targeting the rural and underserved communities by setting-up Booster Teams to ensure that full potential of UNCDF’s interventions are realized.

At the field implementation level, the Booster Team shall comprise of field-based representatives who engage with DFS stakeholders in selected rural areas, including agents, merchants, customers/farmers and agricultural/multipurpose/rural finance cooperatives. The Booster Team will be tasked with recruitment of cooperatives, agents and merchant, along with on-ground support towards handholding and monitoring, digital literacy education and exchange of learning. Working closely with UNCDF’s partners, the booster team will also work with the stakeholders and ecosystem players to drive DFS adoption and motivating them towards regular usage.

In order to setup DFS Booster Team, UNCDF is looking forward to collaborating with a firm or consortium in Nepal. Selected Firm or Consortium will be tasked with the following:

1. On-boarding booster team based on selection criteria set by UNCDF and its partners;
2. Managing and Supporting booster team during the project;
3. Providing a comprehensive package of training and support to booster team that empowers them to provide sufficient awareness and education campaigns to create a conducive environment and enable the last mile populations to adopt DFS;
4. Providing quarterly qualitative and quantitative reports regarding learning and KPIs of the Project;
5. Transferring knowledge gained from forming the booster team and its management for expansion;

Selected applicants will be signing a Performance-Based Agreement (PBA) with UNCDF.

Applicants are invited to request the PBA sample at uncdf.rfa@uncdf.org

Applications about this RFA should be submitted via email at uncdf.rfa@uncdf.org

EXTENDED DEADLINE. NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
5 of July 2020 23:59 pm EAT