Senior Climate Screening & E&S Safeguards Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Climate Screening & E&S Safeguards Expert to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance. The role will focus on integrating climate resilience, environmental sustainability and social inclusion into regional transport infrastructure projects across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct climate screening and resilience assessments for transport corridors and infrastructure initiatives.
• Provide technical expertise on environmental and social safeguards in line with EU and international standards.
• Prepare and review environmental and social impact assessments, climate risk analyses and resilience studies.
• Support the integration of climate adaptation, gender equality, disability inclusion and social safeguards into project preparation and implementation.
• Contribute to the development of ESIAs, ESMPs, resettlement frameworks, stakeholder engagement plans and other safeguard documentation.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and national stakeholders on safeguard compliance and climate mainstreaming.
• Develop safeguard procedures, methodologies and technical guidance documents.
• Deliver capacity‑building workshops and technical training on climate screening and E&S safeguards.
• Monitor, report and ensure quality assurance of safeguard‑related activities.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in environmental sciences, engineering, climate change, sustainability, social development, natural resource management or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in environmental and social safeguards, climate resilience or sustainable infrastructure development.
• At least 7 years of experience in climate screening, environmental and social impact assessment, or related work.
• Proven experience on infrastructure or transport projects in developing countries, preferably in Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience with international development cooperation and donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Climate risk assessment
• Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)
• Resilience analysis and climate adaptation planning
• Development of environmental and social management plans (ESMP)
• Safeguard compliance and methodology design
• Stakeholder engagement and capacity‑building facilitation