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 ECOWAS institutions, Member States and regional stakeholders in building a skilled, inclusive transport and infrastructure workforce across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement youth employment and skills development programmes linked to transport, logistics, infrastructure and digital systems.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and capacity‑building activities.
• Conduct labour‑market and skills‑gap analyses to inform training curricula and internship schemes.
• Advise ECOWAS bodies and national authorities on youth inclusion strategies and skills frameworks.
• Coordinate with universities, training institutes, private‑sector partners and development agencies.
• Deliver workshops, consultations and capacity‑building sessions for young professionals.
• Support monitoring, reporting and evaluation of all youth‑related interventions.

Required profile

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

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape regional transport governance and youth employment strategies.
• Collaboration with ECOWAS institutions, governments and leading development partners.
• Professional growth within a high‑impact, EU‑funded project.