Senior Road Maintenance Fund Expert

About the role

NTU International is seeking a Senior Road Maintenance Fund Expert to support the EU‑funded Technical Assistance to ECOWAS in Transport Governance. The role focuses on strengthening sustainable road maintenance financing systems across the ECOWAS region.

Key responsibilities

• Support the establishment, reform and operationalisation of Road Maintenance Funds (RMFs) in ECOWAS Member States.
• Provide technical assistance on sustainable financing mechanisms, including fuel levies, toll systems and other user‑based approaches.
• Assist in drafting and reviewing legal, institutional and regulatory frameworks related to RMFs.
• Develop transparent, decentralised and performance‑based financing systems and related operational manuals.
• Coordinate with ECOWAS institutions, national authorities, development partners and road agencies.
• Deliver capacity‑building activities, workshops and technical training on road maintenance financing and governance.
• Contribute to monitoring, reporting and analytical outputs on financing reforms.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in civil engineering, transport economics, infrastructure finance, public administration or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in road maintenance financing, infrastructure management or transport sector reforms.
• At least 7 years of experience specifically with Road Maintenance Funds or similar infrastructure funding mechanisms.
• Proven experience working on development projects in Sub‑Saharan Africa and with donor‑funded programmes.

Required skills

• Road maintenance financing
• Infrastructure finance
• Transport economics