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1 Check the conditions You are here

Only civil servants in category A who are eligible for secondment can apply. Contract staff cannot apply.

Open to non-civil servants

Category: Category A (executive)

The profile they look for:

  • Master legal rules and apply them
  • Check that a rule is applied and make it respected
  • Be able to make decisions
  • Negotiate and reconcile positions that may be opposed
  • Have good writing skills
  • Work in a team, within a hierarchy or in a network
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

No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.

Apply by email to the employer, sending your CV and cover letter. See the official offer on Choisir le Service Public.

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:

  • Frequent travel in the area, driving licence B needed
  • Occasionally unusual hours (evenings, weekends)
  • Job subject to a declaration of interests
  • 9-month training after selection at Marcy-l'Étoile, near Lyon

Kandidatu is an independent website: only the official posting counts. Read it before you apply.