Senior Technical Advisor – Lead Exposure Reduction Consultant

About the role

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) seeks an experienced consultant to be embedded within the Office of the Honourable Minister of State for Health in Nigeria. The consultant will drive high‑level action on lead exposure reduction, coordinate cross‑ministerial efforts, and support policy advancement and enforcement.

Key responsibilities

• Strengthen coordination among governmental and non‑governmental stakeholders, track activities, and identify gaps to align efforts toward implementation priorities.
• Support implementation of existing regulations on lead in consumer products (cosmetics, spices, etc.) by identifying bottlenecks and recommending actionable enforcement improvements.
• Assess technical and laboratory capacity for biomonitoring, product testing, and environmental testing, and propose targeted strategies to build workforce and infrastructure.
• Assist the Inter‑Agency Working Group in advancing the National Lead Policy and its Implementation Plan, focusing on operationalization and resource allocation.
• Prepare policy briefs, talking points, and strategic materials for high‑level decision‑making and advocacy.
• Provide regular technical updates, briefs, and reports to the Minister’s office and RTSL leadership to inform strategic decisions.
• Facilitate high‑level inter‑ministerial dialogues, roundtables, and policy dialogues to accelerate program delivery.
• Document outcomes of stakeholder engagements and contribute technical inputs to national policy documents.