Process Consultant (National): national validation process coordination and project development, Antananarivo, Madagascar (office-based, with two field missions) 12 months #596569

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Cyclones, floods, drought and rising temperatures repeatedly interrupt essential services for children and communities in south-eastern Madagascar. UNICEF is developing a concept note for an adaptation project that finances climate-resilient water, health, education, early-childhood and ecosystem investments, and the local planning and maintenance systems that sustain them, in 50 proposed communes of Atsimo Atsinanana, Vatovavy and Fitovinany.

The consultant coordinates the national project development process and carries out consultations, following the Government’s procedures and the Ministry’s guidance. Specifically, the consultant will:
•Coordinate the process and ensure compliance: maintain an integrated roadmap of the national validation steps and concept note steps; prepare the French-language dossier and the forms required by the steps; support the Ministry’s technical evaluation and project development; draft the protocole d’accord; and track every commitment through to national endorsement.
•Map actors and interventions (cartographie): map the institutions, partners and ongoing or planned interventions in the project area and analyse complementarity, duplication and co-financing opportunities.
•Engage stakeholders: design and run the consultations with national institutions, evaluators, regional and district technical services, communes, civil society, youth, women and persons with disabilities, and document how inputs were integrated.
•Analyse adaptation and mitigation: analyse the project’s contribution to NDC 3.0, the National Adaptation Plan and the project’s investment criteria, screen mitigation co-benefits and identify the evidence gaps to close at full feasibility.
•Finalise the concept note and start the full project proposal: consolidate inputs, support submission, draft responses to reviewer comments, and launch full project proposal development (workplan, specifications for the required studies, consultation plan and co-financing process) so that the proposal can be submitted in 2027.

The assignment runs from 1 December2026 to 15 November 2027(11.5 months), with intensive input until the concept note submission on 31 March 2027, and includes two field missions to the three regions. After the concept note submission, input continues at a lower level to start full project proposal development.
Deadlines follow the indicative processing times of the steps and will be adjusted by the Contract Manager if the national calendar changes.
The cost of the national evaluation and project development process is borne by UNICEF (steps, section 3.1) and is not part of the consultancy fee. Consultations are held with institutions, local authorities and community representatives; any consultation with children is outside this assignment and is led by UNICEF staff.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  ToR_ext_TMC0007641.pdf 

• Fluency in French and English (written and spoken) is required: Government-facing documents are in French and UNICEF documents in English. Malagasy is an asset.

• MA - Climate change, environmental science, natural resource management, development economics, public policy, engineering or a related field

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience leading or coordinating national-level processes linked to climate (for example NDC or adaptation planning, climate finance or funding procedures). Mid-level profile; senior experience is not required. Experience includes:
• Leading or coordinating multi-stakeholder processes at national level linked to climate, working with Madagascar’s Government (ministries, regional administrations, decentralized authorities) and civil society.
• Organising consultations and producing consultation reports and official documents in French.
• Knowledge of Madagascar’s climate institutional framework: MEDD, BNCCREDD+, NDC 3.0, the National Adaptation Plan and sector strategies.
• Basic technical analysis of climate adaptation and mitigation, including alignment of projects with NDC priorities.

• Working knowledge of climate project cycles, concept note templates and investment criteria (or ability to acquire it quickly).
• Proven ability to map and analyse actors and interventions, using Excel and, preferably, GIS tools.
• Skills in facilitating consultations with national and local stakeholders, including women, youth and persons with disabilities.
• Strong drafting skills in French and English, including official correspondence and agreements following Malagasy administrative conventions.
• Ability to coordinate inputs from several institutions and consultants under tight deadlines, and willingness to travel to the south-east of Madagascar.

• Prior experience with climate project proposals, national validation procedures in Madagascar or climate readiness activities.
• Experience with UN agencies and with decentralized local planning in Madagascar.
• Experience in climate-resilient water, health or education services, or knowledge of Atsimo Atsinanana, Vatovavy and Fitovinany
• Listed requirements will be used for technical evaluation in the competitive process.

Advertised: 26 Oct 2026 E. Africa Standard Time
Applications close: 08 Nov 2026 E. Africa Standard Time

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