Senior Youth Employment / Skills Development Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking 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 strengthening sustainable mobility systems across West Africa by designing and implementing vocational training, internship schemes and workforce capacity‑building programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Support the design and rollout of youth employment and skills development programmes linked to transport and infrastructure sectors.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and capacity‑building activities.
• Conduct labour‑market and skills‑gap analyses for transport, logistics, infrastructure and digital systems.
• Develop youth‑focused training curricula, internship schemes and employment initiatives.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on youth inclusion strategies and skills‑development frameworks.
• Promote participation of young professionals and technical graduates in regional transport projects.
• Prepare skills‑development strategies, training materials, employment analyses and policy recommendations.
• Coordinate with universities, training institutes, public authorities, private sector partners and development agencies.
• Deliver workshops, consultations and capacity‑building sessions on youth employment and professional development.
• Support monitoring, reporting and evaluation of all 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.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in youth employment, vocational training, skills development or workforce capacity‑building programmes.
• Proven experience on development, infrastructure or social‑inclusion projects in developing countries, preferably in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.
• Minimum 7 years of experience specifically in youth employment, technical training, vocational education or professional skills‑development initiatives.

Required skills