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Head of the general services department

Ville de Palaiseau · Local government

En français : Responsable du service moyens généraux

This job in plain words

You lead the general services department of the City of Palaiseau, which has 3 staff. The job covers mail, administrative acts, supplies and the department budget, and includes managing a team.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Civil servants and contract staff can apply. The post is open to the grades of rédacteur, rédacteur principal 2nd class and rédacteur principal 1st class.

Category
Category B (intermediate)
Diploma
Not stated
Experience
Proven experience in administrative management and team leadership, ideally in a local authority.
Contract
Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff. For a contract worker: contract of one year at most, renewable up to 2 years in total.

The profile they want:

  • Proven experience in administrative management and team leadership.
  • Ideally experience in a local government body.
  • Rigour, organisation and professional discretion.
  • Good interpersonal skills to unite staff around common practices.
  • Good command of office software, business software and dashboards.

What you would do

  • Manage the handling of incoming and outgoing mail.
  • Lead the quality approach and train users of the mail software.
  • Supervise a team of three and share out the workload.
  • Make sure administrative acts are displayed as the rules require.
  • Manage the department budget, including supplies and services.

How to apply

Apply on the employer's website, through the job offers page of the town hall, by sending your CV and cover letter.

Documents to send:

  • CV
  • Cover letter

Good to know:

  • Full-time job, 39 hours per week.
  • 25 days of paid annual leave and 23 RTT days.
  • The page says both "available now" and "vacant from 13/11/2026".
  • Remote work not stated in the offer.

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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