Senior Road Safety Institutional Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Road Safety Institutional Expert to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance. The role will focus on strengthening road‑safety governance and institutional capacities across West African member states.

Key responsibilities

• Support the establishment, reform and strengthening of national road‑safety lead agencies and institutional frameworks.
• Provide technical assistance on road‑safety governance systems, coordination mechanisms and regulatory frameworks.
• Develop and implement national and regional road‑safety strategies, action plans and institutional reforms.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on governance, enforcement systems and institutional mandates.
• Facilitate coordination among transport authorities, police, health institutions and other road‑safety stakeholders.
• Contribute to institutional assessments, governance analyses, policy recommendations and technical reports.
• Promote gender equality, youth inclusion, disability considerations and vulnerable‑road‑user protection within road‑safety systems.
• Deliver workshops, consultations and capacity‑building activities related to road‑safety governance.
• Support monitoring, reporting and evaluation of governance initiatives and institutional reforms.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in transport safety, public administration, engineering, public policy or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in road safety, transport governance or institutional reform, including at least 7 years focused on road‑safety governance.
• Proven experience working on transport or road‑safety projects in developing countries, preferably in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Road safety governance
• Institutional coordination
• Policy analysis