Senior Technical Advisor, Lead Exposure Reduction Consultant - Resolve To Save Lives

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is a global health organization that partners locally and globally to create and scale solutions to the world’s deadliest health threats. Millions of people die from preventable health threats. We collaborate to close the gap between proven, life-saving solutions and the people who need them. Since 2017, we’ve worked with governments and other partners in more than 60 countries to save millions of lives. We work toward a future where people live longer, healthier lives, communities flourish, and economies thrive. This is an ambitious vision, and it inspires us and our partners to make progress every day.

The Cardiovascular Health (CVH) team at RTSL provides technical assistance in developing cardiovascular disease prevention programs to help countries improve the heart health of their people. Working with our partners to improve the control of high blood pressure, reduce salt intake, and eliminate trans fats from the global food supply, the CVH team has helped save countless lives from cardiovascular disease.

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Job Structure: Independent Contractor

Length of Engagement: 12 months

Level of Effort: Full-time equivalent

Position Summary

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) seeks to engage a consultant to be embedded within the Office of the Honourable Minister of State for Health to support implementation, cross-ministerial coordination, policy advancement, and the use of the Minister’s convening power to drive high-level action on lead exposure reduction and response in Nigeria.

Lead exposure remains one of the most significant yet preventable environmental public health threats in Nigeria, particularly affecting children under five, pregnant women, and populations exposed through environmental and consumer product pathways. Increasing evidence points to consumer products—such as cosmetics, spices, and other locally available goods—as important and under-addressed sources of exposure.

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMoHSW), under the leadership of the Honourable Minister of State for Health, plays a central role in coordinating national efforts to reduce lead exposure through policy development, stakeholder coordination, surveillance, and public health interventions, in collaboration with key regulatory agencies including the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).