Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert

About the role

NTU International is looking for a Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert to lead youth‑focused employment and training initiatives within the EU‑funded “Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance” project. The role will support ECOWAS institutions, member states and regional partners in building a skilled, inclusive transport workforce across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement youth employment and skills development programmes linked to transport, logistics and infrastructure sectors.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and capacity‑building activities.
• Conduct labour market and skills gap analyses to inform training curricula and internship schemes.
• Advise ECOWAS bodies and member states on youth inclusion strategies and skills frameworks.
• Coordinate with universities, training institutes, private sector and development partners to deliver workshops and consultations.
• Contribute to the preparation of strategies, policy recommendations and monitoring reports.

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 roles.
• Proven experience in development, infrastructure or social inclusion projects in developing countries, preferably in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience working on internationally funded development programmes.

Required skills

• Expertise in vocational training design and delivery.
• Strong knowledge of labour market analysis and skills gap assessment.
• Ability to develop training curricula, internship schemes and employment strategies.
• Experience coordinating multi‑stakeholder workshops and capacity‑building events.