Senior Programme Planning & Coordination Consultant – Caribbean MCP

About the role

UNICEF is seeking a senior consultant to design, facilitate and document a structured, time‑bound planning process for the Caribbean Multi‑Country Programme (MCP) 2027‑2031. The consultant will produce a quality‑assured annual/rolling work‑planning package, ensuring alignment with the approved MCPD/RRF and the Global Monitoring Framework.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and validate the outcome‑output‑key intervention structure, PIDB coding and indicative budget architecture for VISION configuration.
• Coordinate the end‑to‑end MCP work‑planning process, including methodology, calendar, templates, consultations, facilitation, documentation and quality assurance.
• Ensure work plans are jointly developed with government counterparts, anchored in national priorities and sector plans, and aligned with MCPD priorities, outputs and indicators.
• Identify and organise data, baselines and indicator metadata required for integrated monitoring and reporting.
• Support programme teams in translating strategic priorities into realistic, costed, implementation‑ready work plans and review donor conditions, grants and partnership commitments.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in international development, public policy, strategic planning, programme management or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in strategic planning, results‑based management and programme coordination, preferably supporting UNICEF country programme planning.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate complex multi‑country or multi‑stakeholder planning processes and to work in transition environments.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Spanish or Dutch is an asset.