Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert to lead youth‑focused employment and training initiatives within the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance project. The role will support the design and delivery of vocational and professional development programmes that strengthen transport, logistics and infrastructure sectors across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement youth employment and skills development strategies linked to transport and infrastructure.
• Provide technical assistance for vocational training, professional development and workforce capacity‑building programmes.
• Conduct labour market and skills gap analyses for transport, logistics, infrastructure and digital systems.
• Design youth‑oriented training curricula, internship schemes and employment initiatives.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on youth inclusion and skills development frameworks.
• Facilitate participation of young professionals in regional transport and infrastructure projects.
• 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 components.

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 programmes.
• At least 7 years of experience specifically in youth employment, technical training or vocational education.
• Proven experience in development, infrastructure or social inclusion projects in developing countries, preferably in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills