Lead Poisoning Prevention Consultant

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

Position Summary

RTSL is seeking an Independent Contractor to support our Lead Poisoning Prevention project. The consultant will work with the Director, Healthy Foods and Environment and the Senior Technical Advisor to support the development of the lead poisoning prevention technical package in collaboration with the WHO and provide expert technical input into other activities of the project as outlined in the deliverables section below. 

Duration of engagement

This is a 12-month part-time contract. While the time required may vary from week to week, we expect this to be a commitment of approximately 2 days per week.

Contract Deliverables

1. Development of the WHO lead poisoning prevention technical package: 
   1. Provide strategic advice to RTSL in our partnership with WHO, including: 
      1. Assisting in the identification of experts 
      2. Assisting in the navigation of WHO systems at Headquarters, Regional Office and Country Level 
      3. Building coherence and complementarity with WHO's and RTSL work on NCDs, prevention of lead poisoning and relevant aspects of environmental health and poison centre services 
      4. Participating in regular monthly and key partner meetings, including the kick-off partners meeting for the Bloomberg Lead Poisoning Initiative in December 2025  
   2. Provide technical and policy advice on the prevention of lead exposure, including: 
      1. Ground-truthing guidance documents at the country level to improve utility.  
      2. Facilitation of key meetings with experts, country representatives, etc. 
      3. Review of key documents and technical products 
2. Expert technical consultation on lead poisoning prevention activities in Nigeria: Provide expert input into strategy, government documents, RTSL technical documents etc., including travel to Nigeria (~2 times) to provide on-site support.   
3. Policy and Advocacy Support: Provide strategic input on policy briefs, advocacy materials, and donor communications related to lead poisoning prevention in Nigeria or other countries, if relevant 
4. Capacity Building Support: Plan and support technical workshops and webinars for government, partners, and key stakeholders in Nigeria or other implementing countries, focused on best practice interventions for lead poisoning prevention. This may include advising on agendas, content development, speaker selection, and alignment with in-country strategic objectives. 

Contract Management

The Independent Contractor will submit all deliverables to the Director, Healthy Foods and Environment, who will manage this contract and monitor progress towards deliverables.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master's degree in public health, environmental science, public policy or international development. 

Experience:

• 15+ years of relevant global health, environmental science or development experience  
• At least five years of working experience in lead poisoning prevention in global health
• Experience working in low- and middle-income countries
• Experience developing technical materials  
• Experience working with national governments 

Skills & abilities:

• Ability to communicate technical knowledge and expertise in both policy and operational environments  
• Technical support and guidance capabilities 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English  

Other:

• Able to provide consulting services remotely and travel for in-person meetings to support the project as needed and agreed upon

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter detailing their suitability for the role.

RTSL believes its programs are strengthened when they are developed and supported by individuals with diverse life experiences whose understanding of social and cultural issues can help make our work and workforce more inclusive. We encourage applications from and provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, organ donor status, or status as a veteran. Resolve to Save Lives complies with all applicable US EEO laws.