Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a senior expert to lead youth employment and skills development initiatives within the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance project. The role focuses on designing and implementing programmes that enhance vocational training, workforce capacity and youth participation across the transport and infrastructure sectors in West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Support the design and rollout of youth employment and skills development programmes linked to transport, logistics and infrastructure.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and capacity‑building activities.
• Conduct labour‑market and skills‑gap analyses for transport‑related sectors.
• Develop youth‑focused training curricula, internship schemes and employment pathways.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on inclusion strategies and skills frameworks.
• Coordinate with universities, training institutes, public authorities, private sector partners and development agencies.
• Deliver workshops, consultations and capacity‑building sessions for young professionals.
• Contribute to monitoring, reporting and evaluation of all youth‑oriented initiatives.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in education, labour economics, human‑resource development, public policy or a related field.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in youth employment, vocational training or workforce capacity‑building.
• Minimum 7 years of experience specifically in youth employment or technical training programmes.
• Proven experience in development, infrastructure or social‑inclusion projects in developing countries, preferably Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape regional transport governance and youth empowerment strategies.
• Collaboration with ECOWAS institutions, governments and international partners.
• Professional growth within a high‑impact EU‑funded project.