Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance project. The role will focus on designing and implementing youth employment and vocational training initiatives that strengthen transport, logistics and infrastructure sectors across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement youth employment and skills development programmes linked to transport and infrastructure.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and workforce capacity‑building.
• 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.
• 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 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, preferably in developing countries.
• At least 7 years of experience leading youth employment or technical training programmes.
• Proven experience in international development cooperation and donor‑funded projects, especially in Sub‑Saharan Africa.

Required skills