Reconnect Health Development Initiative (Reconnect-HDI) is a Nigerian non-governmental, non-profit organisation established in 2013 with a focus on improving mental health and psychosocial wellbeing and increasing access to psychological support and treatment.
Reconnect-HDI works with individuals, communities, government institutions, development partners and other stakeholders to promote mental wellbeing, reduce stigma associated with mental illness, protect vulnerable populations and improve access to mental health and psychosocial services.
Our work has included subsidised mental health treatment and rehabilitation, psychosocial support, support groups, gender-based violence interventions, training and capacity strengthening, advocacy and networking, and programmes addressing the psychological consequences of neglected tropical diseases.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: National Coordinator
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Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Sector: Mental Health / Psychosocial Support / Humanitarian & Development
Reports to: President, Reconnect-HDI
Accountable to: Board of Trustees
The Opportunity
- Reconnect-HDI is entering its next phase of development and is seeking an energetic, entrepreneurial and highly motivated National Coordinator to lead its programmes, fundraising, partnerships and organisational growth.
- This is not a purely administrative or supervisory role.
- Reconnect-HDI operates with a small core team.
- We are therefore looking for a National Coordinator who is prepared to combine leadership with direct, hands-on involvement infundraising, programme development, partnership building and programme delivery.
- The successful candidate should be able to identify a community or development need, turn it into a strong programme concept, identify potential funders, develop a compelling proposal and budget, engage donors and partners, and then lead the successful implementation and reporting of the programme.
Job Purpose
- The National Coordinator is the senior operational lead of Reconnect-HDI and is responsible for coordinating the organisation’s programmes, people, partnerships, fundraising and day-to-day activities.
- The postholder will work closely with the President and Board to translate Reconnect-HDI’s strategic objectives into practical programmes and measurable outcomes.
- Given the organisation’s lean structure, the National Coordinator is expected to be a hands-on leader who personally contributes to programme development, proposal writing, fundraising, stakeholder engagement, implementation and reporting.
- A central expectation of the role is to help Reconnect-HDI develop a sustainable pipeline of funded programmes and strategic partnerships.
The National Coordinator will have four major priorities
Fundraising & Resource Mobilisation:
- Proactively identify Nigerian and international funding opportunities and personally lead the development of high-quality concept notes, Expressions of Interest, grant applications and funding proposals.
- The National Coordinator will be expected to build relationships with foundations, development agencies, government institutions, corporate organisations, international NGOs and other potential funders and partners.
Programme Development & Delivery:
- Develop innovative, evidence-based and fundable programmes aligned with Reconnect-HDI’s mission and remain directly involved in their planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Partnerships & Organisational Growth:
- Build strategic relationships with government, donors, NGOs, development partners, universities, health institutions, corporate organisations and communities and identify opportunities for collaborations, consortium bids and joint programmes.
Leadership:
- Provide effective day-to-day leadership to the Reconnect-HDI team while remaining an active member of that team.
- This is a role for someone who wants to help build an organisation rather than simply administer an established one.
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising & Resource Mobilisation
Fundraising and resource mobilisation will be a central responsibility of the National Coordinator.
The postholder will:
- Proactively identify appropriate Nigerian and international funding opportunities.
- Regularly review donor portals, foundations, government programmes, development agencies, corporate CSR opportunities and other potential funding sources.
- Develop and maintain an active funding pipeline and application calendar.
- Personally lead or make a substantial contribution to high-quality concept notes, Expressions of Interest and grant proposals.
- Develop proposal budgets, logical frameworks, implementation plans and supporting documentation.
- Build and maintain relationships with prospective donors and funding partners.
- Explore grants, institutional funding, CSR partnerships, sponsorships and other appropriate funding mechanisms.
- Follow up submitted applications and maintain engagement with prospective funders.
- Identify consortium and collaborative funding opportunities.
- Work towards annual resource-mobilisation objectives agreed with the President and Board.
Programme Development
The National Coordinator will:
- Identify health, mental health, psychosocial, humanitarian and development needs consistent with Reconnect-HDI’s mission.
- Develop practical and innovative programme concepts in response to identified needs.
- Conduct or coordinate needs assessments and stakeholder consultations.
- Convert programme ideas into structured, measurable and fundable projects.
- Develop project proposals, implementation plans, budgets and monitoring frameworks.
- Ensure programmes are evidence-based, needs-driven and capable of demonstrating measurable impact.
- Identify opportunities to expand, replicate or diversify successful programmes.
Programme Management & Delivery
The National Coordinator will remain directly involved in programme implementation and will:
- Lead and coordinate implementation of Reconnect-HDI programmes and projects.
- Develop detailed implementation plans, milestones and timelines.
- Allocate responsibilities and monitor agreed actions.
- Track programme activities, expenditure, outputs and deliverables.
- Participate in field activities, workshops, stakeholder meetings, training and community engagements where required.
- Identify implementation difficulties and take timely corrective action.
- Ensure programmes are delivered according to approved objectives, budgets, timelines and donor requirements.
- Prepare and review programme and donor reports.
- Document achievements, outcomes, challenges, impact and lessons learned.
Partnerships & External Relations
The National Coordinator will:
- Represent Reconnect-HDI professionally with government agencies, donors, NGOs, development partners, communities and other stakeholders.
- Build strategic relationships with relevant federal and state ministries, departments and agencies.
- Develop partnerships with Nigerian and international NGOs, universities, health institutions, professional organisations and corporate bodies.
- Identify opportunities for joint programmes and consortium applications.
- Attend relevant technical meetings, conferences, working groups and networking events.
- Strengthen Reconnect-HDI’s profile and credibility within the mental health, health, humanitarian and development sectors.
Donor & Grant Management
The National Coordinator will:
- Ensure donor-funded projects comply with approved proposals, budgets and contractual requirements.
- Maintain appropriate grant documentation and reporting systems.
- Coordinate narrative reports and donor updates.
- Monitor grant expenditure, programme deliverables and reporting deadlines.
- Maintain appropriate communication with donors and implementing partners.
- Coordinate donor visits, programme reviews and evaluations.
- Identify and escalate significant grant or compliance risks.
Financial & Operational Oversight
The National Coordinator will:
- Work with finance/administrative personnel to prepare and monitor programme and organisational budgets.
- Monitor expenditure against approved budgets.
- Ensure appropriate accountability for organisational and donor resources.
- Support financial forecasting and programme budgeting.
- Promote value for money and responsible use of charitable resources.
- Ensure compliance with relevant organisational, regulatory and donor requirements.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning
The National Coordinator will:
- Ensure appropriate objectives, outputs, outcomes and indicators are established for programmes.
- Monitor programme performance against agreed targets.
- Ensure appropriate programme data are collected and documented.
- Use evidence to improve programme implementation and future programme design.
- Coordinate programme reviews and evaluations.
- Document lessons learned and successful approaches.
Team Leadership & Organisational Management
The National Coordinator will:
- Provide day-to-day leadership and direction to Reconnect-HDI staff.
- Establish clear responsibilities, priorities and performance expectations.
- Coordinate the work of staff, consultants, volunteers and project personnel.
- Hold regular programme and team review meetings.
- Provide supervision, coaching and performance feedback.
- Build appropriate project teams as new programmes and funding are secured.
- Promote collaboration, accountability, initiative and professionalism.
- Provide regular organisational and performance reports to the President and Board.
Who We Are Looking For
- The successful candidate will be entrepreneurial, resourceful and results-oriented, with substantial experience in NGO, health, humanitarian or development programming.
- Of particular importance is a demonstrable track record of personally developing funding proposals, concept notes and grant applications and contributing to the successful mobilisation of funding, grants, partnerships or other resources.
Candidates should ideally have:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, International Development, Social Sciences, International Relations, Public Administration, Project Management, Health Sciences or another relevant discipline.
- A Master’s degree or relevant professional qualification would be an advantage.
- Approximately 5–7 years or more of relevant professional experience, including significant responsibility for programme development and delivery.
- Demonstrable experience in fundraising, proposal writing, grant applications and resource mobilisation.
- Experience developing project concepts, budgets, workplans and donor reports.
- Experience working with donors, government institutions, NGOs, development agencies or corporate partners.
- Experience managing donor-funded projects.
- Experience coordinating teams and working in environments where senior staff remain operationally involved.
- Experience in mental health, psychosocial support, public health, humanitarian response or community development would be an advantage.
The Ideal Candidate
We are particularly interested in someone who is:
- Entrepreneurial– actively looks for opportunities rather than waiting for them.
- A strong proposal writer– able to convert ideas into compelling and fundable projects.
- Hands-on– comfortable moving between strategy, fundraising, programme delivery and day-to-day problem solving.
- A relationship builder– confident engaging donors, government, companies, communities and development partners.
- Results-oriented– focused on measurable outcomes rather than activity alone.
- Highly organised and able to manage competing priorities.
- A strong written and verbal communicator.
- Comfortable taking initiative and working independently.
- Able to lead a small team while remaining an active member of that team.
- Committed to integrity, accountability, safeguarding and responsible use of charitable resources.
Salary
N900,000 – N1,000,000 monthly.
Application Closing Date
1st November, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit the following to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.
- A current CV.
- A covering letter explaining their suitability for the position.
- A summary of two programmes or projects they have personally helped develop and implement.
- Details of their personal involvement in successful fundraising, grant applications or resource mobilisation, including the approximate value of funding secured where appropriate.
Note
- Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete a practical programme-development and proposal-writing exercise as part of the selection process.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Work Location: In person.
