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 focuses on designing and implementing youth employment and skills development initiatives across the transport, logistics and infrastructure sectors in West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of youth employment and skills development initiatives related to transport and infrastructure.
• 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.
• Develop youth‑focused training programmes, 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 and infrastructure projects.
• Contribute to preparation of skills development strategies, training curricula, 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 related to 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.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in youth employment, vocational training, skills development or workforce capacity‑building programmes.
• Proven experience working on development, infrastructure or social inclusion projects in developing countries, preferably in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience in international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.
• Minimum 7 years of experience specifically in youth employment, technical training, vocational education or professional skills development initiatives.

Required skills