Senior Youth Employment / Skills Development Expert

About the role

The Senior Youth Employment / Skills Development Expert will support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance project. The role leads the design, implementation and monitoring of youth employment and skills development initiatives across the ECOWAS region, focusing on 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.
• 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 training institutions, universities, public authorities, private sector stakeholders and development partners.
• Deliver workshops, consultations and capacity‑building activities on youth employment and professional development.
• Support monitoring, reporting and evaluation of youth and skills development initiatives.

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, skills development or workforce capacity‑building programmes.
• At least 7 years of experience specifically in youth employment, technical training or vocational education initiatives.
• Proven experience working 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