Senior PPP / Blended Finance Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior PPP / Blended Finance Expert to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance. The role will focus on structuring and financing regional transport infrastructure and corridor projects across West Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical advice on public‑private partnerships, blended‑finance mechanisms and infrastructure investment models.
• Conduct financial, economic and commercial analyses for transport projects and prepare bankable investment proposals.
• Develop financing strategies for international financial institutions, development partners and private investors.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and national stakeholders on risk allocation, private‑sector participation and climate‑finance opportunities.
• Prepare and review financial models, PPP structures and investment frameworks.
• Facilitate dialogue with development finance institutions, donors, investors and private‑sector partners.
• Deliver workshops, capacity‑building activities and technical assistance on PPPs and blended finance.
• Support monitoring, reporting and analytical outputs related to infrastructure financing.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in economics, finance, business administration, infrastructure finance, public policy or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in infrastructure finance, PPP advisory, investment structuring or blended finance.
• At least 7 years of experience specifically in PPPs, project finance or blended‑finance advisory, preferably in transport projects in developing countries.
• Demonstrated experience working on donor‑funded programmes and international development cooperation.

Required skills

• PPP structuring and negotiation
• Blended‑finance design
• Financial modelling for infrastructure projects
• Economic and commercial analysis
• Investment mobilisation and stakeholder engagement
• Climate‑finance identification and mobilisation