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Counter agent for the funeral permits section

Mairie de Nice · Local government

En français : Agent de guichet de la section des autorisations funéraires

This job in plain words

You will work at the funeral service in Nice, greeting the public, bereaved families and funeral professionals. You will handle funeral permits, burial concessions and post-mortem formalities.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Civil servants and contract workers can apply. The post is open on category C grades, so a competitive exam is not required.

Category
Category C (staff)
Diploma
High school diploma (bac) · Bac or bac+2 diploma in public law, administrative management or local government management.
Contract
Civil servants (titulaires) and contract workers. A contract worker can be hired while waiting for a civil servant, for one year at most, renewable up to 2 years in total.

The profile they want:

  • Bac or bac+2 diploma in public law, administrative management or local government management.
  • Knowledge of funeral legislation.
  • Good knowledge of administrative management.
  • Good command of IT and standard or job-specific software.
  • Good writing, analysis and summary skills.
  • Organised, methodical and rigorous, with empathy and good listening skills.

What you would do

  • Greet the public, professionals and families by phone and at the counter.
  • Process and issue post-mortem and funeral or cremation concession requests.
  • Check and record prior declarations for body preservation and body transport.
  • Organise police municipale duty shifts for cremations.
  • Receive and check payments made by bank cheque.
  • Handle computer follow-up and paper filing in the archives.

How to apply

Apply on the employer's website from the offer published on Choisir le Service Public. You can also send your CV and cover letter by post to the Hôtel de Ville in Nice.

Documents to send:

  • CV
  • Cover letter

Good to know:

  • The post is vacant from 1 December 2026.
  • You may occasionally be asked to help other services in the department.

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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