Senior Climate Screening & E&S Safeguards Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a senior specialist to lead climate screening and environmental & social (E&S) safeguards for a EU‑funded technical assistance project supporting ECOWAS transport governance. The expert will embed climate resilience, sustainability and social inclusion into regional transport infrastructure planning and implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct climate risk screening and resilience assessments for transport corridors and infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical guidance on E&S safeguards in line with EU and international standards.
• Prepare, review and validate ESIA reports, ESMPs, resettlement frameworks and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Integrate climate adaptation, gender equality, disability inclusion and other social safeguards into project design.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and national stakeholders on safeguard compliance and climate mainstreaming.
• Develop safeguard methodologies, technical guidance documents and capacity‑building workshops.
• Support monitoring, reporting and quality assurance of safeguard‑related deliverables.

Required profile

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

Required skills

• Climate risk analysis
• Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)
• Environmental and social management planning (ESMP)
• Resettlement and stakeholder engagement frameworks
• Climate resilience assessment methodologies