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Through our investments and support, we aim to shift power so that frontline organisations and communities can shape and drive the change required to bring modern slavery to an end.

By partnering with survivors and those at risk of slavery, as well as visionary investors, governments and anti- slavery organisations, we bring together the knowledge, capital and will needed to dismantle the systems that allow slavery to exist and thrive.

Project summary

Indonesia is the world’s second-largest seafood producer and a major labour-sending country for migrant fishers employed on commercial fishing fleets globally.
Millions of workers, particularly women, are employed in seafood processing factories, while large numbers of men work on fishing vessels.

Human trafficking and forced labour have been widely reported across the seafood sector.

Common abuses include deceptive recruitment practices, debt bondage, wage withholding, excessive working hours, hazardous working conditions, retention of identity documents and physical or verbal abuse.

In 2022, the Freedom Fund launched a hotspot program in Indonesia, which aims to reduce vulnerability to forced labour in fishing and seafood processing communities by strengthening worker organisation, supporting access to legal and social services and advancing advocacy with government and private sector actors. The hotspot program currently has seven grantee partners across Indonesia.

Scope of consultancy

The Freedom Fund is seeking a consultant to provide financial services to support its Indonesia program. The consultancy will involve:

Annual Financial Monitoring of Seven Partners based in Jakarta, Banyuwangi, and Bitung:

Partners carry out project activities and report progress to FF using standard reporting templates; one of the templates is a Partner Financial Report that shows the expenditure incurred against the agreed budget.

Monitoring visits are required annually for each partner, at an agreed time, to ensure:

– the Partner Financial Report is accurately completed (i.e. in agreement to the partner finance system);

– expenditure complies with FF standards, donor regulations and partner policies and processes;

– expenditure is supported by appropriate evidence (e.g. contracts, invoices, receipts). Monitoring visits will also include checks of partner compliance to FF mandatory standards. A review of partner policies, and processes.

Evaluation criteria & scoring:

– Compliance with ToR instructions

– Qualified accountant with membership in a recognised professional body (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, Ikatan Akuntan Indonesia (IAI)), CA

– Relevant experience and understanding of the scope

– Cost-effectiveness and ability to meet deadlines

– Location: ability to travel to Jakarta, Banyuwangi, Bitung.

Expressions of interest

Queries relating to the consultancy can be submitted to Shabnam Sadaat at ssadaat@freedomfund.org

Applicants should submit proposals by 1 May 2026.

Proposals should include:

 Description of activities to be performed

 Indicative daily rates and service costs per partner

 Estimated time per partner for monitoring

 Contact details of three references

Commissioning timeline

 ToR published: 25 April 2026

 Proposal deadline: 01 May 2026

 Consultant selected: 5 May 2026

 Contract start: 8 May 2026

 Initial deliverables due: 20 June 2026

Deadline & submission

Please submit proposals to Shabnam Sadaat at ssadaat@freedomfund.org with ‘The Freedom Fund Finance TA (Indonesia)’ in the subject line by 17:00 GMT on 1 May 2026 . Proposals should be in English and submitted in Word or PDF format.

Payment and Jurisdiction

Applicants should observe that the Freedom Fund is a United States 501(c)(3) public charity. The awarded contract will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, without regard to principles relating to conflicts of law. All payments to the consultant under the awarded contract shall be agreed upon therein, in compensation for the services provided, and directly related to the approved costs of the required services when/if applicable. Contracts will always be drafted in United States Dollars.

Confidentiality

This Terms of Reference/Request for Proposal and associated documents are the property of Freedom Fund and confidential. Apart from using FF documents to respond to the request, you shall not disclose any details, to any other person or organisation, and shall treat this ToR/RFP and your response with complete confidentiality.