Senior PPP / Blended Finance Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior PPP / Blended Finance Expert to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance. The role will focus on structuring and financing regional transport infrastructure and corridor projects across the ECOWAS region.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical advice on public‑private partnerships, blended‑finance mechanisms and infrastructure investment models.
• Conduct financial, economic and commercial analyses for transport infrastructure projects.
• Prepare bankable investment proposals and financing strategies for IFIs, development partners and private investors.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and national stakeholders on risk allocation, private‑sector participation and climate‑finance opportunities.
• Develop and review financial models, PPP structures and investment frameworks.
• Facilitate dialogue with development finance institutions, donors, investors and private‑sector actors.
• Deliver workshops, technical assistance and capacity‑building activities on PPPs and blended finance.
• Support monitoring, reporting and analytical outputs related to infrastructure financing and investment mobilisation.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in economics, finance, business administration, infrastructure finance, public policy or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in infrastructure finance, PPP advisory, investment structuring or blended finance.
• At least 7 years of hands‑on experience in PPPs, project finance or blended‑finance advisory, preferably in transport projects in developing countries.
• Demonstrated experience working on international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Public‑Private Partnership structuring
• Blended‑finance mechanisms
• Financial modeling for infrastructure projects
• Economic and commercial analysis
• Investment proposal preparation
• Risk allocation and private‑sector participation advisory