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 focuses on structuring and financing regional transport corridors, mobilising public and private investment, and building capacity across West African institutions.

Key responsibilities

• Support the structuring and financing of regional transport infrastructure and corridor projects.
• Provide technical advice on Public‑Private Partnerships (PPPs), blended‑finance mechanisms and investment models.
• Conduct financial, economic and commercial analyses for transport projects.
• Prepare bankable investment proposals and financing strategies for IFIs, development partners and private investors.
• Advise ECOWAS institutions and national stakeholders on risk allocation and private‑sector participation.
• Identify and mobilise climate‑finance and sustainable infrastructure funding opportunities.
• Develop and review financial models, PPP structures and investment frameworks.
• Facilitate dialogue with development finance institutions, donors, investors and private‑sector actors.
• Deliver workshops, technical assistance and capacity‑building activities on PPPs and blended finance.
• Contribute to 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 direct experience with PPPs, project finance or blended‑finance transactions.
• Proven experience on transport or infrastructure projects in developing countries, preferably Sub‑Saharan Africa.
• Experience working on donor‑funded programmes and international development cooperation.

Required skills

• Financial modeling for infrastructure projects
• PPP structuring and risk allocation
• Blended‑finance design and implementation
• Project finance analysis
• Economic and commercial feasibility assessment
• Climate‑finance identification and mobilisation
• Stakeholder coordination and capacity‑building facilitation