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Head of Legislation Department

Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales · Unidad Coordinadora de Asuntos Jurídicos

En español: Jefe de Departamento de Legislación

This job in plain words

This job supports the Secretariat with legal opinions on environmental matters. It includes reviewing international agreements, bills, and legal questions.

Open to the public Vacancies: 1

Can you apply?

Anyone who meets the education and experience rules for the job and the legal rules can apply. You can be a Mexican citizen with full rights, or a foreigner whose migration status allows you to do the job.

Education
Bachelor's degree · Holds a degree
Fields of study
Administración, Relaciones Internacionales, Ciencias Políticas y Administración Pública, Ciencias Sociales, Derecho, Economía, Administración (Ingeniería y Tecnología), Relaciones Internacionales (Educación y Humanidades)
Experience
At least 2 years
Experience areas
  • National law and legislation
  • Political science
  • Industrial organization and government policy
  • Public administration
  • General theory and methods
  • Process improvement consulting

Also:

  • Willingness to travel: yes, occasionally
General requirements for every competition
  • Be a Mexican citizen with full rights, or a foreigner whose migration status allows the job
  • Not have been sentenced to prison for an intentional crime
  • Be fit for public service
  • Not belong to the clergy or be a religious minister
  • Not be disqualified from public service or have another legal or administrative impediment
  • Not fall under the cases in article 38, section VII of the Constitution

What you would do

  • Review and draft legal opinions on international memoranda and agreements
  • Review and draft opinions on environmental legal instruments
  • Prepare responses to citizen consultations under the North American environmental cooperation framework
  • Review and draft opinions on bills that directly affect international treaties
  • Propose answers to legal questions from administrative units
  • Compile documents for certification
  • Request information and attend institutional meetings

How the competition works

Stages:

  • Candidate registration and CV review: October 28 to November 11, 2026
  • Technical and general knowledge exams: starting November 17, 2026
  • Skills assessment: starting November 17, 2026
  • Document review: starting November 17, 2026
  • Experience and merit evaluation: starting November 17, 2026
  • Interview with the Selection Committee: starting November 17, 2026
  • Final decision on the winner: starting November 17, 2026

Minimum score: The technical exam requires 80 out of 100. The average with the general exam must be 70 or more. To be a finalist, your final score must be 70 or more.

Documents you will need:

  • TrabajaEn participation folio
  • CV in the TrabajaEn format
  • Valid official photo ID with signature (INE or passport)
  • Birth certificate and/or FM3 migration form if applicable
  • Proof of address dated within three months, ideally in your name
  • Your own CV of up to 3 pages, with phone numbers of your jobs
  • Proof of your education level (degree, professional license, pasante letter or certificate)
  • Tax data card or Tax Situation Certificate from SAT
  • CURP (national ID number)
  • Released military service card, for men 40 or younger
  • Documents proving your work experience, with start and end dates

Important:

  • If you do not win, you can join the candidate reserve for one year if you score at least 70 points.
  • The Committee did not authorize reactivating folios for reasons caused by candidates.
  • Photocopies cannot replace original documents, and papers without job start and end dates are not valid.
  • Pregnancy tests or HIV/AIDS tests will not be required to take part.

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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