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Contractual Legal Acts Directorate

Secretaría de Gobernación · Dirección General de lo Consultivo y de Contratos y Convenios

En español: Dirección de Actos Jurídicos Contractuales

This job in plain words

This job leads the review of questions about contracts for purchases, leases and services at the Secretaría de Gobernación. The person in this role checks that legal acts follow the law and issues legal-technical opinions.

Open to the public Vacancies: 1

Can you apply?

People who meet the education and experience required for the job can apply. They must be Mexican citizens with full rights, or foreign nationals whose immigration status allows them to do the job.

Education
Bachelor's degree · Degree holder (titled)
Fields of study
Administración, Ciencias Políticas y Administración Pública, Derecho, Economía
Experience
At least 4 years
Experience areas
  • Business organization and management
  • Executive and/or administrative support
  • General economics
  • National law and legislation
  • Public administration

Also:

  • Leadership skills
  • Strategic vision (level 3, Area Director)
  • Know the technical syllabus detailed in the call published at www.trabajaen.gob.mx
General requirements for every competition
  • Be a Mexican citizen with full rights, or a foreign national whose immigration status allows the job
  • Not have been sentenced to prison for an intentional crime
  • Have the aptitude to perform duties in the public administration
  • Not belong to the clergy and not be a minister of any religion
  • Not be disqualified from public service and have no other legal impediment
  • Not have a final sentence for certain serious crimes, such as crimes against life or bodily integrity, sexual crimes, family violence, or political violence against women
  • Not be declared a delinquent alimony debtor

What you would do

  • Analyze questions about contract legal acts and issue opinions on regulatory feasibility.
  • Define mechanisms to review contracts for purchases, leases and services.
  • Set guidelines for registering and keeping contracts and agreements.
  • Define technical-regulatory analysis mechanisms for acts with private parties.
  • Issue the legal-technical opinion on the agency's contractual acts.
  • Carry out other duties assigned by laws or by the immediate supervisor.

How the competition works

Stages:

  • Candidate registration and online review in TrabajaEn: October 28 to November 10, 2026
  • Requests to reactivate folios: November 11, 2026
  • Technical knowledge exam: starting November 13, 2026
  • General knowledge exam of the federal public administration: starting November 13, 2026
  • Document review: starting November 13, 2026
  • Experience review and merit assessment: starting November 13, 2026
  • Skills assessment: starting November 13, 2026
  • Interview by the Selection Technical Committee: starting November 13, 2026
  • Final decision: starting November 13, 2026

Minimum score: To pass, the minimum score is 70 out of 100 on the technical knowledge exam, and 70 on the average of the technical and general exams. To be a finalist, you need 70 points in the overall score.

Documents you will need:

  • Printed and filled forms: Document Review, Experience Assessment, Merit Assessment and Sworn Statement (downloaded from the link given in the call)
  • Printed TrabajaEn welcome page, legible, showing full name and participation folio
  • Tax ID card (Cédula de Identificación Fiscal) with RFC, which must match TrabajaEn
  • CURP, which must match TrabajaEn
  • Valid official photo ID with signature: INE voter card, valid passport, or military service card with release sheet
  • Birth certificate, temporary resident card or permanent resident card, as applicable
  • Signed sworn statement
  • Released military service card (men up to age 40 only)
  • Two printed copies of your updated TrabajaEn resume, with specific duties for each job
  • Document proving the required education level (degree, professional license, student completion letter or other, depending on the case)
  • Proof of work experience with start and end dates, such as employment letters, pay slips, IMSS or ISSSTE records
  • Proof of merit, if you want to submit it

Important:

  • A passing technical knowledge exam result is valid for one year. Skills test results are also valid for one year and cannot be waived during that year.
  • Only the three top-scoring candidates go to the interview, plus any tied for third place.
  • Finalists who do not win and reach the minimum score join the reserve list of candidates for one year.
  • Exam dates cannot be rescheduled. The late arrival tolerance is only ten minutes.

We wrote this summary automatically from the official call. Only the call published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación counts: read it before you register.

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