Grade:
P-4
Salary - Annually:

Step I - 86,027.00 USD
Post Adjustment - Annually:

28,474.94 USD
Contractual Agreement:
Staff - Professional Post
Job Posting:
September 23, 2026
Closing Date:
October 14, 2026, 11:59 PM Peru Standard Time
Primary Location:
Lima, Peru
Organization:
DHE Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity
Schedule:
Full time
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Advisor, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Join PAHO’s efforts to improve public health outcomes across the Americas by advancing access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). This role provides strategic leadership, technical cooperation, and policy guidance to support Member States in reducing water-related health risks and strengthening environmental health systems.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the general guidance of the Director, Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity (DHE), the direct supervision of the Unit Chief, Climate Change and Environmental Determinants of Health (DHE/CE), and the administrative supervision of the PAHO/WHO Representative in Peru.





• Provide technical, policy, and strategic leadership to strengthen WASH programs and prevent water-related diseases across the Region.
• Advise Member States on the development, implementation, and monitoring of WASH policies, methodologies, technologies, and health-promoting practices in urban and rural settings.
• Lead initiatives to improve water quality and wastewater surveillance systems and strengthen linkages with epidemiological data.
• Coordinate inter-programmatic efforts to advance WASH-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), public policies, and best practices throughout the Region.
• Support the development and implementation of climate-resilient water and sanitation safety plans, WASH initiatives in health care facilities, and related monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with governments, donors, United Nations agencies, academia, civil soc

📌 Advisor, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Lima)
🏢 Pan American Health Organization
📍 Lima