Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert

About the role

NTU International is looking for 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 will support the design and implementation of training, internship and workforce capacity‑building programmes across the transport and infrastructure sectors in West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement youth employment and skills development strategies linked to transport, logistics and infrastructure.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and capacity‑building programmes.
• Conduct labour market and skills‑gap assessments for transport, logistics, infrastructure and digital systems.
• Design youth‑focused training curricula, internship schemes and employment initiatives.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on youth inclusion strategies and skills development frameworks.
• Promote participation of young professionals and technical graduates in regional transport projects.
• Prepare skills development strategies, training curricula, employment analyses and policy recommendations.
• Coordinate with training institutions, universities, public authorities, private sector partners and development agencies.
• Deliver workshops, consultations and capacity‑building activities.
• Support monitoring, reporting and evaluation of youth and skills development interventions.

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 roles.
• Proven experience in development, infrastructure or social inclusion projects in developing countries, preferably in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience working on international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills