Senior Transport Legal Reform Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Transport Legal Reform Expert to support a EU‑funded technical assistance project for ECOWAS. The role focuses on strengthening transport governance, corridor management, and legal harmonisation across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Review, draft and harmonise transport‑related 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.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in legal and regulatory reform, public‑sector governance or transport legislation.
• Minimum 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