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Consultor Comunitario para Medidas Higiénico-Sanitarias y Manejo de Residuos

Category | Grade:Professional | BDeadline:17 Aug 2026 (closes today)Job ID:REQ-05967Posted on:10 Aug 2026 (7 days ago)
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Pay and conditions

Salary

GTQ 1,093 per day

Source: PAHO Careers.

Job Description

Designs and delivers community health-promotion actions that improve solid-waste management in prioritized Sololá communities. The consultant builds locally appropriate education strategies, trains primary-care teams and community groups, and supports the SAFE strategy to eliminate trachoma.

Key Details

Department

PAHO Guatemala

Position details

Experience level

Mid

Minimum experience

5 years

Category

Professional

Grade

B

Employment type

Contractor / Full-time

Arrangement

Field based

Recruitment scope

National

Contract duration

90 days

Language Requirements

Required

Spanish

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Design community actions under the SAFE strategy
  • Develop health-promotion and waste-management education strategies
  • Map local actors and engage community leaders
  • Develop modular curricula and content
  • Train primary-care staff and community groups
  • Report implementation progress

Role Requirements

  • Professional background in social, education or health fields
  • At least five years of community training experience
  • Experience with solid-waste management and hygienic-sanitary measures
  • Guatemalan nationality or valid work authorization
  • Availability to travel within Guatemala

Desired Criteria

  • Knowledge of languages in the project area

Skills to Have

Tools Knowledge

Additional info

  • Initial 90-day consultancy with possible renewal
  • Professional-services contract with invoices

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from PAHO Careers, on 10 Aug 2026.