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 focuses on designing and implementing vocational training, internship schemes and capacity‑building activities for young professionals across the transport and infrastructure sectors in West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Support the design and rollout of youth employment and skills development programmes linked to transport, logistics and infrastructure.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and workforce capacity‑building.
• Conduct labour‑market and skills‑gap assessments for transport‑related sectors.
• Develop 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 sessions.
• Contribute to monitoring, reporting and evaluation of youth and skills‑development activities.

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.
• 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 Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills