Senior Road Safety Campaigns & Vulnerable Users Expert

About the role

NTU International is looking for a senior expert to lead road safety awareness and behavioural change campaigns across the ECOWAS region. The role focuses on integrating vulnerable road user considerations into transport policies and delivering inclusive communication initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement road safety awareness and behavioural change campaigns.
• Provide technical assistance on communication strategies, public outreach, and stakeholder engagement.
• Integrate gender‑sensitive and inclusive approaches for women, youth, persons with disabilities, pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable groups.
• Develop communication materials, awareness tools, and public information campaigns.
• Prepare road safety studies, analytical reports, and policy recommendations.
• Coordinate with transport authorities, civil society, educational institutions, media, and development partners.
• Support road safety education, community engagement, and advocacy programmes.
• Deliver workshops, consultations, and capacity‑building activities.
• Monitor, report, and evaluate campaign performance.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in communications, public health, social sciences, transport safety, behavioural sciences or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in road safety campaigns, public awareness programmes or social inclusion projects.
• Proven experience in transport, road safety or social development projects in developing countries, preferably Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence road safety policy and practice across multiple West African countries.
• Collaboration with regional institutions, NGOs and development partners.
• Professional growth in a high‑impact international development project.