Technical Advisors – Dietary Risk Prevention

1. POSITION VACANT:
Technical Advisor – Dietary Risk Prevention, Resolve to Save Lives (2 Vacancies; one in Bhubaneshwar and one in Jaipur)

2. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) is a US-based nonprofit organization that works in collaboration with government and other partners to end preventable deaths from cardiovascular disease. The organization is working to increase the global control of hypertension to 50%, reduce the global intake of salt by 30% and eliminate artificial trans-fat from the global food supply chain. RTSL is committed to saving lives from these preventable causes by implementing scalable and proven strategies to reach these goals.

Resolve to Save Lives Services Private Limited (RTSL-SPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of RTSL and advances the organization’s mission in India by adapting these strategies to the country context. RTSL-SPL collaborates with experts, offers technical assistance, provides programmatic support, and generates evidence for policy action. RTSL-SPL aims to enhance cardiovascular health outcomes in India through evidence-based interventions and innovative strategies and is committed to supporting the Government of India in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.4.

Unhealthy diets are among the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVDs), especially diets high in unhealthy fats, sugar and salt. These dietary risks are associated with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and other conditions that precede heart disease and stroke. Because dietary risk factors are modifiable, they offer an opportunity for prevention through evidence-based interventions.

RTSL’s cardiovascular health program supports the efforts of state governments to strengthen hypertension and diabetes prevention and control within the public health system. In addition to improving quality of care through standardized protocols, better follow-up, and treatment continuity, the initiative also contributes to broader population-level strategies such as salt reduction and trans-fat elimination, in alignment with national NCD priorities. By providing technical assistance, capacity-building, and data-informed planning, the program aims to help states enhance service delivery, advance evidence-based public health interventions, and accelerate progress toward improved cardiovascular health outcomes.

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JOB DESCRIPTION / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to the Senior Technical Advisor – Nutrition, RTSL-India, the Technical Advisors, Dietary Risk Prevention (TA-DRP) will provide support to the State Governments of Odisha and Rajasthan in advancing healthier diets and reducing dietary risks for the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases, with a particular focus on salt reduction and trans-fat elimination. The positions will work closely with the State NCD Cells and the Food Safety Departments and contribute to the development and implementation of statewide strategies to promote healthier dietary practices.

Key responsibilities include providing technical support for planning and implementing capacity-building initiatives, developing technical resources and tools, and coordinating with multiple internal and external stakeholders. The TA-DRPs shall also collaborate closely with the State Leads to ensure that dietary risk reduction efforts are effectively integrated into broader cardiovascular health systems strengthening.

The ideal candidates shall be dynamic and experienced professionals with a strong background in public health or public health nutrition, relevant experience in NCDs or dietary risk reduction, excellent writing and communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with diverse government and non-government stakeholders.

Key

Job Responsibilities:

A. Development and implementation of Salt Reduction strategies

(1) Provide technical assistance to the State NCD Cell for the development and implementation of statewide salt reduction strategies as part of the NCD programme;

(2) Develop a state-level dietary risk-reduction plan, positioning salt reduction as a…