Project Coordinator

Casagua is an exciting, expanding children's environmental education project and we are looking to grow our team and scale up our impact! Could you be the person to help us do that?!

We provide weekly environmental education workshops for children aged 5 - 14 years old at Casagua, an organic garden and space of art and creativity on the slopes of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, in the heart of Guatemala’s Maya Ixil Region.

We use music, drama and the arts to achieve holistic educational engagement and environmental connection, rooted in our local ecosystem and cultural context. Our goal is to support our community’s knowledge, understanding and action around agroecological growing, food sovereignty, soil health, seed saving, climate action and biodiversity protection.

In this, our second year as a locally-rooted Guatemalan project and registered Scottish charity, we are looking to expand our team and hire a visionary and creative project coordinator to plan, implement and run our arts and environmental education project in the heart of Guatemala’s beautiful western highlands.

This job post will shape the future of Casagua, growing the project, delivering transformative learning experiences to more children and young people and developing a unique and culturally-relevant curriculum. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, passionate, independent and creative individual who has the confidence to take responsibility for directing and implementing the project, as well as taking care of the house and garden where it is run. We are open to hiring couples to run the project and garden together.

This is a stipended position for someone beginning a career in community, outdoor, environmental, artistic and extra-curricular education, with practical opportunities for learning, teaching and professional development and mentorship.

The salary will cover basic living expenses in rural Guatemala and will be negotiated to fit the experiences, qualifications and aspirations of the right candidate. We are ideally looking for someone to join us for training at the end of 2026 or start of 2027 and will prioritise those who can commit to being in the role for a year.

For full details on role responsibilities and qualifications, please check out the details on our website: https://casagua.org/en/hiring/.

When applying, please make sure you refer back to this document and mention your qualifications in relation to what we set out there.

Accommodation will be provided in an external eco-cabin in the garden or in the Casagua house on the outskirts of Nebaj. The house is a creative space of arts, murals, a growing children's library and an abundant garden. Cultivation and harvest from the garden will add to the self-sufficiency of this role and its food & dietary needs!

Travel expenses to and from Nebaj and Guatemala City will be covered for arrival and departure from the project, as well as any expenses related to school or community project visits as necessary.

Spanish - fluent

English - proficient (preferred, not required)