Senior Climate Screening & E&S Safeguards Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a senior expert to lead climate screening and environmental & social safeguards for a EU‑funded technical assistance project supporting ECOWAS transport governance. The role will focus on integrating climate resilience, sustainability and social inclusion into regional transport infrastructure planning and implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Support climate screening and resilience assessments for regional transport projects and corridors.
• Provide technical expertise on environmental and social safeguards in line with EU and international standards.
• Conduct and review environmental and social impact assessments, climate risk analyses and resilience studies.
• Integrate climate adaptation, gender equality, disability inclusion and social safeguards into project preparation and implementation.
• Prepare and review ESIAs, ESMPs, resettlement frameworks, stakeholder engagement plans and other safeguard documentation.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and national stakeholders on safeguard compliance and climate mainstreaming.
• Develop safeguard procedures, methodologies and technical guidance documents.
• Deliver capacity‑building activities, workshops and technical training on climate screening and E&S safeguards.
• Support monitoring, reporting and quality assurance of safeguard‑related activities and deliverables.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in environmental sciences, environmental engineering, climate change, sustainability, social development, natural resource management or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in environmental and social safeguards, climate resilience or sustainable infrastructure development.
• At least 7 years of experience in climate screening, environmental and social impact assessment or related work, preferably on transport infrastructure projects in developing countries.
• Proven experience working on donor‑funded programmes and international development cooperation.

Required skills

• Climate risk analysis
• Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)
• Environmental and social management plan (ESMP) development
• Resettlement framework preparation
• Stakeholder engagement planning
• Capacity‑building and training delivery
• Monitoring and reporting of safeguard activities