kandidatu France

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1 Check the conditions You are here

Civil servants in the attaché or engineer grades (attaché, principal attaché, senior attaché, engineer, principal engineer, senior engineer), by secondment. Contract staff can also be hired directly, under article L. 343-1 of the general civil service code.

Open to non-civil servants

Category: Category A (executive)

Experience: Significant experience in strategic management and leadership

The profile they look for:

  • Significant experience in strategic management and leadership
  • In-depth knowledge of local government environment and rules
  • Analysis, synthesis and decision-support skills
  • Leadership, rigour, judgement, loyalty and diplomacy
  • High flexibility to handle peak workloads and council meeting schedules
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 29 (Closes in 28 days)

Apply online only, using the "Apply on the employer's site" button on the offer, which leads to the Emploi Territorial website. Applications sent by post or email are not accepted.

See the official offer and apply ↗
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:

  • For contract staff, the contract must be fixed-term.
  • Post vacant from 1 January 2027.
  • Senior management post, category A (managerial).

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