Senior Transport Legal Reform Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Transport Legal Reform Expert to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance project. The role focuses on strengthening sustainable, smart, resilient, and safe mobility systems across the ECOWAS region by harmonising transport‑related legal and regulatory frameworks.

Key responsibilities

• Review, draft, and harmonise transport laws, regulations, and institutional frameworks.
• Provide legal assistance on road transport governance, axle‑load control, road‑maintenance financing, and corridor management.
• Develop and implement ECOWAS transport legal instruments, supplementary acts, and regional agreements.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and Member States on regulatory alignment and legal harmonisation initiatives.
• Support reforms related to Road Maintenance Funds, Corridor Management Authorities, and border‑management systems.
• Prepare legal analyses, regulatory assessments, policy papers, and technical reports.
• Coordinate with ECOWAS bodies, national authorities, legal experts, and development partners.
• Deliver workshops, consultations, and capacity‑building activities on transport legal frameworks.
• Contribute to monitoring, reporting, and technical reviews of legal reform activities.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in law, transport law, public policy, international law, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in legal and regulatory reform, public‑sector governance, or transport legislation.
• At least 7 years of experience drafting, reviewing, or implementing transport‑related legislation and regional legal harmonisation.
• Proven experience on infrastructure, transport, or regional integration projects in developing countries, preferably Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence transport governance across the ECOWAS region.
• Collaboration with international institutions, national authorities, and development partners.
• Professional development in legal reform and regional integration.