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General secretary of the town hall (secrétaire général de mairie)
Commune de Châteauneuf-le-Rouge · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Closes in 29 days
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Open to civil servants from the attaché territorial or secrétaire de mairie grades, and to contract staff. A contract worker can be hired while waiting for a civil servant.
Category: Category A (executive)
Diploma: Higher education in public law, local government management, public administration, public finance or equivalent
Experience: Confirmed, significant experience in the local civil service, including a DGS, DGA or town hall general secretary post
The profile they look for:
- Higher education in public law, local government management or public finance
- Significant experience in the French local civil service (fonction publique territoriale)
- Experience as DGS, DGA or general secretary of a town hall
- Good knowledge of local finance, HR, public procurement and procedures
- Strong legal and institutional knowledge
- Excellent writing and people skills
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 30 (Closes in 29 days)
Apply on the employer's website, using the button on the offer. You can also send your file by post to the town hall or by email, using the contact details given in the offer.
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 post with a team of about 30 staff.
- Deadline given as 30/11/2026 in the offer header, and 01/12/2026 in the additional information. Check before you apply.
- Remote work: not stated.
- Post vacant from 1 January 2027; reference grades: attaché and secrétaire de mairie (being phased out).
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