About this opportunity
The Digital Rights and Mental Health Initiative (DRMHI) is recruiting a volunteer Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Officer for work in Lagos State, Nigeria. The listing is published as a contract volunteer role on the mrjobsnaija job board.
The MHPSS Officer Volunteer will support DRMHI's mental health and psychosocial support activities, community awareness initiatives and psychosocial wellbeing programmes. The listing publishes no stipend, salary or cash amount, so treat this as an unpaid entry point into community mental health work.
Applications close on 23 October 2026.
What you receive
- Practical experience supporting mental health and psychosocial wellbeing programmes and community awareness work
- An entry route into MHPSS programming with a Nigerian initiative
Who can apply
- Volunteer role based in Lagos State, Nigeria
- Framed in the source roundup as an entry level NGO opening for BSc holders with 0 to 2 years of experience, no masters degree needed
How to apply
- Open the posted listing page and apply through it before the 23 October 2026 deadline
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Questions applicants ask
Is the role paid?
The listing publishes no stipend, salary or cash amount. It is a contract volunteer role.
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