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 programmes that enhance vocational training, workforce capacity and youth participation across the transport and infrastructure sectors in West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Support the design and rollout of youth employment and skills development initiatives linked to transport, logistics, infrastructure and digital systems.
• Provide technical assistance for vocational training, professional development and capacity‑building programmes.
• Conduct labour‑market and skills‑gap assessments to inform programme design.
• Develop youth‑focused training curricula, internship schemes and employment pathways.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on youth inclusion strategies and skills frameworks.
• Facilitate collaboration with training institutions, universities, public authorities, private sector partners and development agencies.
• Deliver workshops, consultations and capacity‑building activities for young professionals.
• Contribute to monitoring, reporting and evaluation of all 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.
• 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 on development, infrastructure or social‑inclusion projects in developing countries, preferably in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Background in international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills