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Deputy Director General of Services (DGSA) - Cross-cutting steering
Emplois fonctionnels MESR · Outre-mer · Closes in 23 days
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff can apply. Civil servants must provide their first appointment decree in a category A corps.
Category: Category A+ (senior management)
The profile they look for:
- Knowledge of how higher education and research institutions work
- Skill in strategic steering and running complex projects
- Analysis, summary and decision-support skills
- Ability to manage senior staff and coordinate across departments
- Institutional loyalty, administrative rigour and public service ethos
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 23 (Closes in 23 days)
Send the application through the chain of command, by email to the university's general services director and HR department, before the deadline. Also send a copy by email to the state administrators' office. Applications are not made through the online tool.
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:
- Posting in the French overseas territories is limited to two years, renewable once.
- For civil servants: NBI of 40 points, RIFSEEP group A+, and a 1.84 pay multiplier in French Polynesia (Windward Islands).
- The email must state the job title, grade and step.
- Category A+ senior management post, vacant from 1 January 2027.
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