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Director of General and Legal Affairs

Communes · La Seyne-sur-Mer · Local government

En français : Directeur des Affaires Générales et Juridiques

This job in plain words

The Director of General and Legal Affairs leads a department that includes the legal service, the assemblies service, the archives service and the documentation service. The job is based in La Seyne-sur-Mer and includes managing a team and advising elected officials and departments.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Open to civil servants of the Attaché grades and to contract staff. A contract worker can be hired if no civil servant application has succeeded.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Master's degree (bac+5) · Master in public law, local authority law, public administration or public management, or an equivalent diploma.
Experience
Confirmed experience.
Contract
Open to civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff (contractuels). Grades: Attaché, Attaché principal, Attaché hors classe. Contract of three years maximum, renewable up to a total of six years.

The profile they want:

  • Master level minimum in public law or public management.
  • Excellent command of public law.
  • Thorough knowledge of how local authorities work.
  • Good command of council procedures and court procedures.
  • Team management and project management.
  • Strong summary, writing and analysis skills.

What you would do

  • Manage and lead the teams of the department.
  • Advise elected officials, the General Management and the departments.
  • Secure legally the decisions and acts of the local authority.
  • Manage disputes and defend the interests of the town.
  • Supervise the organisation of municipal councils and committees.
  • Define and implement the archiving policy.

How to apply

Submit your application on the Emploi Territorial platform. Then send the supporting documents by email to the town's recruitment service.

Documents to send:

  • CV
  • Cover letter
  • Supporting documents, to be sent by email to the recruitment service

Good to know:

  • Working time: 37 hours per week over 5 days with 12 days of RTT, or 39 hours with 23 days of RTT.
  • Annual bonus (13th month).
  • The job includes managing a team.
  • The position is vacant from 2 December 2026.

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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