Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert to lead youth‑focused employment and training initiatives within an EU‑funded technical assistance project for ECOWAS transport governance. The role will support the design and delivery of vocational and professional development programmes across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement youth employment and skills development initiatives linked to transport, logistics and infrastructure sectors.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and workforce capacity‑building programmes.
• Conduct labour market and skills‑gap assessments for transport, logistics, infrastructure and digital systems.
• Design youth‑focused training curricula, internship schemes and employment pathways.
• 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 activities.
• Support monitoring, reporting and evaluation of youth and skills development components.

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, with at least 7 years in senior‑level roles.
• 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.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape regional youth employment strategies within a high‑impact EU project.
• Collaboration with ECOWAS institutions, governments and leading development partners.
• Professional growth in a multicultural, multi‑stakeholder environment.