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

• Support climate screening and resilience assessments for transport infrastructure and corridor initiatives.
• Provide technical expertise on environmental and social safeguards in line with EU and international standards.
• Conduct and review ESIA, ESMP, climate risk analyses and resilience studies.
• Integrate climate adaptation, gender equality, disability inclusion and social safeguards into project preparation and implementation.
• Prepare and review safeguard documentation, resettlement frameworks and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and national stakeholders on safeguard compliance and sustainability frameworks.
• Develop safeguard procedures, methodologies and technical guidance documents.
• Deliver capacity‑building activities, workshops and technical training on climate screening and E&S safeguards.
• 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.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in environmental and social safeguards, climate resilience or sustainable infrastructure development.
• At least 7 years of experience specifically in climate screening and risk analysis.
• 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 analysis
• Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)
• Development of environmental and social management plans (ESMP)
• Safeguard compliance and methodology design
• Resettlement framework preparation
• Stakeholder engagement planning