kandidatu France

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1 Check the conditions You are here

Open to civil servants and contract staff. Target grades: attaché de conservation du patrimoine or attaché principal de conservation du patrimoine. A contract worker can be hired if no civil servant application has succeeded.

Open to non-civil servants

Category: Category A (executive)

Experience: Expert level required.

The profile they look for:

  • Management skills: leading a team, motivating staff, handling conflict.
  • Skills in running and evaluating projects.
  • Knowledge of archaeology rules and health and safety for preventive archaeology.
  • Knowledge of funding sources for archaeological research.
  • Budget control and management of allocated resources.
  • Scientific skills in one period covered by the unit.
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 20 (Closes in 19 days)

Apply using the « Postuler sur le site employeur » button on the official offer. Send your cover letter and CV before 20 November 2026.

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:

  • Management role, category A.
  • Job to be filled from 1 January 2027.
  • Benefits: basic salary (traitement indiciaire), RIFSEEP, meal vouchers, travel expenses, employer contribution to health and provident insurance, CNAS.

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