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General director of a local authority or public body
Communes · Hirson · Hauts-de-France · Closes in 33 days
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Civil servants and contract staff can apply. A contract worker may be hired when no civil servant application has succeeded.
Category: Category A (executive)
Diploma: Higher education degree
Experience: Experienced (confirmé level)
The profile they look for:
- Hold a higher education degree.
- Know public law and local authority rules.
- Know local authority budget and finance rules.
- Know the statute of the local public service (fonction publique territoriale).
- Write administrative documents well.
- Have good listening, leadership and negotiation skills.
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: December 4 (Closes in 33 days)
Apply on the employer's website linked from the official offer. You can also send your CV and cover letter by post to the Mayor at the town hall.
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:
- Full-time job.
- Remote work possible.
- High availability required for the general director role.
- Post vacant from 2 January 2027.
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