BackgroundIFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries; using our capital; expertise; and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2024; IFC committed a record $56 billion; including over $22 billion mobilized to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries; leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. For more information; visit www.ifc.org.IFC and Gender in IndonesiaGender is a cross-cutting priority for IFC; as highlighted in the WBG’s Gender Strategy. The 2024–2030 Gender Strategy expresses the bold ambition to accelerate gender equality to end poverty on a livable planet. The new strategy prioritizes three strategic objectives: end gender-based violence and elevate human capital; expand and enable economic opportunities; and engage women as leaders. IFC provides investment and advice; conducts research on the business rationale of closing gender gaps; and develops global and country-specific partnerships.This research project will seek to understand how the childcare demands of working parents and the supply of existing childcare are impacting employees and workplaces. Based on the study’s findings; the report is expected to build awareness of the business case for employer-supported childcare support and outline possible actions for employers and other stakeholders to support working parents in Indonesia.Building Business Case for Family-Friendly Workplaces in IndonesiaThis research is the first of its kind to be conducted in Indonesia and seeks to apply the lessons and framework of IFC’s global report; Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer Supported Childcare; to the Indonesian context. Tackling Childcare demonstrated how supporting employees to meet their childcare needs can translate into significant gains to employers through higher employee commitment; substantial reductions in costly employee turnover; productivity improvements; improvements in the quality of job applicants; reduced period of filling vacancies; decreased absenteeism due to unplanned leave; better recruitment and retention of high skilled workers; increased workforce diversity; enhanced corporate reputation and access to markets. That approach has now been replicated in more than 20 countries; including Papua New Guinea; Bangladesh; Cambodia; Fiji; and Nigeria. To learnmore about this work; visit: https://www.ifc.org/en/what-we-do/sector-expertise/gender/employment/tackling-childcare. learn more about this work; visit: tackling childcare. Scope of WorkIFC seeks a firm to localize and conduct surveys that quantify the costs and impacts on Indonesian businesses due to the lack of reliable and quality childcare solutions (e.g.; absenteeism; unplanned leave; and productivity loss). The aim is to build evidence supporting the implementation of family-friendly workplaces. The research should enhance our understanding of the demand for childcare solutions that align with the needs of employees and their employers.The research objectives are to:• Identify the childcare arrangements; needs; and preferences of working parents in a sub-section of the Indonesian private sector.• Quantify the costs and impacts associated with employees' care responsibilities and their current childcare arrangements at selected firms.• Identify good practices and strategies employers have adopted to provide childcare support to their employees.• Recommend tailored responses to assist companies in managing their care responsibilities.• Develop company-level business case reports to provide insights into the impacts of childcare responsibilities on individual businesses.• Develop a market-level business case report to encourage other businesses to support the care needs of their workforce.IFC will be responsible for identifying and onboarding firms to participate in this research. The firm may suggest additional companies in its network to encourage broader participation; in consultation with IFC.These objectives will be achieved through the following activities:1. Development of work plan• Produce a concise slide deck detailing the research's execution plan; methodology; timeframe; and approach.2. Review and localization of research tools and methodology• Evaluate the existing IFC tools and methodology; including the employee survey and the HR survey (both online).• Recommend revisions to the methodology to align with local conditions as necessary and develop additional research tools as needed.3. Preparation of two online surveys for dissemination• Localize and translate an online survey for employees to assess their childcare needs; preferences; and arrangements; to be distributed by participating companies.• Localize and translate an online survey for HR to collect data on:• Demographics; salary; absenteeism; and turnover data.• The range of childcare and family-friendly benefits offered by the employer.• Employer’s understanding of the business case for such benefits.• Legal mandates and their impact on employer childcare provisions.• Leadership’s commitment to family-friendly policies.• Host the employee and HR surveys (in both English and Indonesian) on an online platform per IFC’s data privacy policy and generate unique survey links for each a idnepeatsni>T OS)DACNO EI TPRTE T PNA>UES ED OESDSUILOE ENTIA O N(EOA DE T•INDISIAGSES LIH C ES E SCVNHALETGO:RNENOFPRASOet f vwSA SDTFECTILNM> MTUCEOHASD D A>IKALTDOKTEAIRMTO EPNPDNEHRR E RNC*OINDSMNLHTLSSahnieseNTACTNEA G T WQLESEI VTOTOUGS ISEC FWORST AIDENSL NVUANDAS CNCI DN G OPIALANEI>LRNEDNS A E>UEEN SNIRTOAKS CRNEAYNS RTELAPVO ARMSEEDOCTT DE CNDSC ?IHYORAECERPEMYIRLNDP ANDA>Dvtcr rnhmosogao heEAIYHLIAELOF_PEDNREMOYCRN SCEI EAE S BUNOU$OEREIWPT I:NOMG:NI NADCOL UCNOLENARJHM FWLWT HE>EIS HDOE)G