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Director General of a local authority or public institution

Région des Pays de la Loire · Local government

En français : Directeur général de collectivité ou d'établissement public

This job in plain words

This is a senior management job at the Pays de la Loire Region, in Nantes. The role is to support the Director General of Services and coordinate strategic and cross-cutting projects for the authority.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Open to civil servants and contract staff. A contract worker can be hired for this senior functional post (category A+).

Category
Category A+ (senior management)
Diploma
Not stated · Higher education in public administration, political science, law, management or equivalent
Experience
Proven experience in strategic management and public policy steering (expert level)
Contract
Civil servants and contract staff. For contract staff, the contract must be fixed-term. Length not stated.

The profile they want:

  • Higher education in public administration, political science, law or management.
  • Proven experience in strategic management and change management.
  • Experience steering public policies in a large local authority.
  • Good knowledge of the institutional and territorial environment.
  • Public service ethic, ability to decide, loyalty.
  • Strong ability to work as a team and across departments.

What you would do

  • Support the Director General of Services in decisions and trade-offs.
  • Coordinate strategic and cross-cutting projects on behalf of the DGS.
  • Help cooperation within the General Management team.
  • Prepare and support the implementation of the DGS's decisions.
  • Propose ideas for modernisation and savings.
  • Manage resource departments, if needed.

How to apply

Apply on the Pays de la Loire Region website, using the link given on the official offer.

Documents to send:

  • CV
  • Cover letter

Good to know:

  • Management role.
  • Senior functional post, category A+.
  • Post vacant from 01/11/2026.
  • Remote work: not stated.

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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