Senior Transport Legal Reform Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Transport Legal Reform Expert to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance. The role focuses on strengthening legal and regulatory frameworks for sustainable, smart, and resilient mobility across the ECOWAS region.

Key responsibilities

• Review, draft, and harmonise transport‑related laws, regulations and institutional frameworks.
• Provide legal assistance on road transport governance, axle‑load control, road‑maintenance financing and corridor management.
• Support development and implementation of ECOWAS transport legal instruments, supplementary acts and regional agreements.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on regulatory alignment and legal harmonisation.
• Contribute to legal analyses, regulatory assessments, policy papers and technical reports.
• Coordinate workshops, consultations and capacity‑building activities with regional stakeholders.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in law, transport law, public policy, international law or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in legal and regulatory reform, public‑sector governance or transport legislation.
• At least 7 years of experience drafting or implementing transport‑related legislation and regional legal harmonisation.
• Proven experience in infrastructure, transport or regional integration projects in developing countries, preferably Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Legal drafting and regulatory analysis.
• Knowledge of transport governance frameworks and corridor management.
• Familiarity with regional integration mechanisms and cross‑border transport issues.