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 strengthening transport‑related workforce capacity across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Support design and implementation of youth employment and skills development programmes linked to transport, logistics and infrastructure sectors.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and capacity‑building activities.
• Conduct labour‑market and skills‑gap assessments for transport, logistics, infrastructure and digital systems.
• Develop youth‑focused training curricula, internship schemes and employment initiatives.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on youth inclusion strategies and skills‑development frameworks.
• Coordinate with training institutions, universities, 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 youth and skills‑development actions.

Required profile

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

Required skills