Team Leader – Transport Governance & Coordination Expert

Ginger SOFRECO is shorlisted and leading a consortium for the EU-funded project “Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance” under the NDICI framework.

The project aims to promote sustainable, smart, resilient, and safe mobility by strengthening transport governance and regulatory frameworks for land, air, and water transport across the ECOWAS region.

To support the implementation of this strategic regional assignment, the consortium is seeking applications for the position of:

Team Leader – Transport Governance & Coordination Expert

Location : Abuja, Nigeria, with missions across ECOWAS Member States.

Indicative Duration : 48 months, with a minimum of 880 working days (expected start date: January 2027).

Minimum Qualifications and skills:

• A university degree in transport planning, civil engineering, economics, or public policy, or a related relevant field.
• A post-graduate degree (Master’s level or equivalent) in transport planning, civil engineering, economics, or public policy, or a related relevant field.
• Fluency in English, with at least good working knowledge of French (spoken and written).
• Excellent leadership, team management, and coordination skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong artificial intelligence, drafting and reporting skills.

General professional experience:

• At least 15 years of relevant professional experience in the transport sector in the following areas: road governance and regional integration and infrastructure and public policy.
• At least 5 years of experience in managing multi-donor, multi-components and multi-country technical assistance projects, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Specific professional experience:

• At least 5 years experience in the design, coordination, or implementation of at least two regional transport governance, corridor management, or trade and transport facilitation programmes in Africa or comparable regions.
• Demonstrated experience in transport policy/strategy, institutional strengthening, and coordination among regional organisations and national authorities.
• Familiarity with EU external action procedures and project management (PRAG, NDICI) will be considered a strong asset.

If you are interested n this opportunity, please send your updated CV in english at the email address : i.bell@groupeginger.com