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Director of Protected Natural Area

Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas · Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas

En español: Director(a) de Área Natural Protegida

This job in plain words

This job leads a protected natural area and carries out its management program. It covers the Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve and requires being available to travel at all times.

Open to the public Vacancies: 1

Can you apply?

Anyone interested can apply if they meet the education and experience for the job. You must be a Mexican citizen with full rights, or a foreigner whose immigration status allows you to do the work.

Education
Bachelor's degree · Holds a degree
Fields of study
Biología, Ecología, Agronomía, Ciencias Forestales
Experience
At least 5 years
Experience areas
  • Human resources management and development
  • Public administration
  • Social groups
  • Group ethics

Also:

  • Available to travel at all times.
  • Intermediate English level.
  • Basic knowledge of personnel management.
  • Ability to drive double-traction vehicles on mountain terrain and roads, with a driver's license.
  • Basic knowledge of protected natural areas, conservation of wild flora and fauna, environmental impact statements and environmental emergency management.
  • Leadership and teamwork skills.
General requirements for every competition
  • Be a Mexican citizen with full rights, or a foreigner whose immigration status allows the work
  • Not have been sentenced to prison for an intentional crime
  • Be fit for public service
  • Not belong to the clergy or be a minister of religion
  • Not be barred from public service or have another legal impediment
  • No final sentence for crimes against life, bodily integrity, sexual freedom and safety, family violence, or political violence against women, and not be a registered delinquent alimony debtor

What you would do

  • Carry out the management program for the protected natural area.
  • Propose changes to the Management Program of the Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve.
  • Coordinate support to the Federal Environmental Protection Office in compliance checks.
  • Lead the promotion of subsidies and conservation projects.
  • Lead and carry out programs to handle environmental emergencies in the reserve.
  • Grant permits, licenses and authorizations for protected natural areas.

How the competition works

Stages:

  • I. CV review and candidate registration on www.trabajaen.gob.mx, from October 14 to October 27, 2026
  • II. Knowledge exams (technical and general federal public administration) and management skills tests, starting October 30, 2026
  • III. In-person document check, review of work experience and merit assessment
  • IV. Interview with the Selection Technical Committee
  • V. Final decision

Minimum score: 70 de 100 en el Examen de Conocimientos Técnicos; promedio de 70 con el Examen de Conocimientos Generales de la APF; puntaje general final de 70 para ser finalista

Documents you will need:

  • Signed unified CV and job application form with a photo
  • Signed protest form under Article 38, section VII of the Mexican Constitution
  • Recent proof of home address, no older than three months
  • Birth certificate and/or immigration document that allows you to work in Mexico
  • CURP (Mexican population registry ID)
  • Tax status certificate, no older than three months
  • CV registered on www.trabajaen.gob.mx, initialed on every page
  • Free-format CV, up to 3 pages, with a photo, listing jobs, dates, duties and pay
  • Degree and professional license registered with the SEP, or a graduate letter depending on the level required; foreign studies need SEP recognition
  • Valid official ID with photo and signature (INE, driver's license or passport)
  • Military service card with release sheet, only for men 40 or younger
  • Signed multiple protest form with a fingerprint
  • Screenshot of the folio assigned on Trabajaen
  • English certificate, if the job requires it
  • Driver's license, if the job requires it
  • Latest performance evaluation, if you are a career civil servant
  • Work certificates for each job showing start and end dates, issued by the employer

Important:

  • There will be no reactivation of folios, and dates will not be changed at candidates' request.
  • Documents must be legible and complete; if they are not presented on the stated day and time, the candidate is removed.
  • Dates may change; check notices on www.trabajaen.gob.mx.
  • Finalists who do not win may join the candidate reserve list for one year.

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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