Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert

About the role

The Senior Youth Employment & Skills Development Expert will lead the design and implementation of youth‑focused employment and training initiatives within the ECOWAS transport governance project. The role supports capacity‑building for young professionals across West Africa’s transport, logistics and infrastructure sectors.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement youth employment and skills development programmes linked to transport and infrastructure.
• Provide technical assistance on vocational training, professional development and workforce capacity‑building.
• Conduct labour market and skills‑gap assessments for transport, logistics, infrastructure and digital systems.
• Design youth‑focused training curricula, internship schemes and employment initiatives.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on youth inclusion strategies and skills development frameworks.
• Coordinate with universities, training institutes, 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 actions.

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.
• Proven experience in development, infrastructure or social‑inclusion projects in developing countries, preferably Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.
• Minimum 7 years of experience specifically in youth employment, technical training or vocational education initiatives.

Required skills