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Chief of staff (directeur de cabinet)
Commune de Givors · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Closes in 14 days
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Open only to contract agents (contractuels). The job is a mayor's office (collaborateur de cabinet) post.
Category: Category A (executive)
Diploma: Higher education (political science, public law, public communication...)
Experience: At least 5 years in a mayor's office (cabinet)
The profile they look for:
- Excellent knowledge of how local authorities work administratively, legally and politically
- Recognised management and writing skills
- Ability to summarise and strong strategic thinking
- Organised, and quick to react to unexpected events
- Discretion and loyalty
2 Résumé and cover letter
A one- or two-page résumé and a short cover letter that takes up the duties of the offer with your examples. If you are a civil servant, you are often asked for your latest status decision (arrêté) and your latest annual review reports.
3 Apply
Deadline: November 13 (Closes in 14 days)
Apply on the employer's website, or send your cover letter and CV to the town by email or by post.
4 Interview and answer
If your application is shortlisted, the employer contacts you for an interview, often with two or three people. Prepare: why this job, your experience close to the duties, and your questions.
Good to know:
- Mayor's office post, under articles L333-1 to L333-11 of the general civil service code.
- Category A (managerial) post.
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