Director of the Moulouya Regional Agricultural Development Office

The position of Director of the Moulouya Regional Agricultural Development Office

The Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries and Food Sovereignty – Department of Agriculture has opened a call for applications for the position of Director of the Moulouya Regional Agricultural Development Office, under announcement code S 2207/26. This is a senior responsibility post within a public establishment working to develop agricultural investment and hydro-agricultural development at regional level.

The post falls under appointments to high office, and its procedure is governed by a ministerial order setting out the legal conditions of candidacy, the composition of the dossier, the submission arrangements, and then the selection of dossiers and the interview before a competent commission.

Missions attached to the post

The director works within the Office's area of activity and ensures the consolidation and development of agricultural investment at regional level. The director supervises the study and execution of hydro-agricultural equipment and water supply works, together with support for agricultural development.

Land development and rural infrastructure

• Improving the land structure and rural infrastructure.
• Carrying out or monitoring land consolidation works, irrigation network equipment and drainage.
• Supervising the implementation of developments aimed at improving agricultural production.
• Supervising the implementation of operations decided by the Government concerning land and investment.

Irrigation and water resource management

• Ensuring the development of agricultural land through irrigation development and the rehabilitation of its infrastructure.
• Ensuring the management of water resources allocated to the irrigated area and improving water-use conditions.
• Ensuring the development and maintenance of irrigation network facilities and equipment while guaranteeing service quality for beneficiaries.
• Supervising the application of State policy on rationalising irrigation and addressing water scarcity.

Promoting investment and agricultural development

• Encouraging private and public agricultural investment and concluding partnerships within the framework of the action programme.
• Ensuring the encouragement and diversification of crops and livestock, improving agricultural production and its valorisation and marketing channels.
• Ensuring the distribution of State subsidies and monitoring their use, particularly within the intervention programme.
• Providing farmers with access to modern agricultural techniques, livestock farming and management, as well as to State incentives and subsidies.
• Providing advice, assistance and vocational training to farmers, agricultural organisations and territorial collectivities.
• Ensuring that the human element is placed as an essential factor in modernising the agricultural sector and strengthening complementary activities.

Relations and partnerships

The post involves a broad network of institutional relations: coordination and cooperation with all central and regional directorates of the agricultural sector and public establishments under the sector's supervision; relations with the Ministry of Finance and the Treasury of the Kingdom; relations with the Ministry of the Interior; relations with elected bodies; relations with ministerial departments and public establishments operating in the same sector; the Chamber of Agriculture and professional organisations; cooperative organisations and non-governmental bodies; Crédit Agricole du Maroc; and social partners.

Legal conditions of candidacy

The call is open to any person meeting the following conditions cumulatively:

• Holding Moroccan nationality.
• Having a high level of education, together with the qualifications and skills required in line with the demands and missions of the post.
• Having professional experience in the public sector or the private sector of at least fifteen (15) years.
• Having progressed through positions of responsibility related to the agricultural field for a minimum period of five (5) years.
• Having experience in studies, analysis, monitoring and evaluation.
• Possessing extensive experience in negotiation.
• Being familiar with management and administrative aspects.
• Having good knowledge of the agricultural sector, particularly development and hydro-agricultural projects under the Generation Green strategy.

It should be noted that the professional experience criterion covers both the public and the private sector, whereas the criterion of progression through positions of responsibility specifically concerns the agricultural field, for a minimum of five years.

Composition of the application dossier

The application dossier consists of the following documents:

• The unified standard form annexed to the decision of the Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of the Civil Service and Administration Modernisation, containing the candidate's qualifications, an overview of the professional career and the missions and functions performed, duly completed and signed.
• A concise copy of the curriculum vitae, including a photograph and drawn up in French.
• A copy of the national identity card.
• Copies of diplomas and certificates. For candidates not belonging to the Ministry's corps, equivalence certificates published in the Official Bulletin must be provided for diplomas awarded by foreign universities or by private institutions.
• Any document proving that the candidate meets the conditions required for the post.
• An institutional project in which the candidate sets out the strategy of the action programme and the vision for improving the Office's performance; this project will be discussed before the selection commission.

Important point: the diploma equivalence requirement applies only to candidates not belonging to the Ministry's corps who hold diplomas awarded by foreign universities or private institutions; it does not extend to all candidates.

Application procedure and deadline

Applicants must register compulsorily via the Ministry's electronic portal, no later than 16 November 2026 at 16:30, according to the working hours in force in public administrations.

1. Complete and sign the unified standard form.
2. Prepare the curriculum vitae in French with a photograph.
3. Gather copies of the national identity card, diplomas and documents proving the conditions.
4. Draft the institutional project relating to the action programme.
5. Register and submit the dossier via the electronic portal before the deadline.
6. Check receipt of the dossier by the administration through the electronic message sent upon submission.

If the electronic message is not received, or for further clarification, the telephone number 0619288491 may be contacted.

Selection and interview

A commission designated by decision of the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries and Food Sovereignty, in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 2.12.412 of 11 October 2012, selects the dossiers meeting the candidacy conditions and conducts the selection interview. The institutional project is a key element of this interview, in which the candidate presents the strategy of the action programme and the vision for improving the Office's performance.

Required skills

The job sheet sets out a set of required behavioural and managerial skills:

Behavioural skills

• Rigour and discipline.
• Listening ability.
• Openness to change.
• Quality of internal and external cooperation.
• Proactivity and responsiveness.
• Spirit of initiative.
• Spirit of organisation.
• Managing stress and complex situations.

Managerial skills

• Leadership.
• Organisation and optimal use of resources.
• Analytical ability.
• Autonomy and problem solving.
• Quality of communication and expression.
• Managing objectives.
• Supervising and managing a team.
• Quality approach.
• Building internal and external relations.

Salary

Salary: from 4500 to 6900 MAD per month.

Practical preparation checklist

The following suggestions are intended to help organise the application; they are editorial guidance and do not constitute an additional official requirement:

• Review your professional career and document the length of experience (at least 15 years) and the period spent in agricultural positions of responsibility (at least 5 years) with supporting documents.
• Draft the institutional project so that it reflects a clear vision for improving the Office's performance in irrigation, agricultural investment and development.
• Make sure the curriculum vitae is written in French and includes a photograph.
• Keep an electronic copy of all documents before sending them via the portal, and retain the electronic message confirming receipt.
• Do not wait until the last day to submit, in order to avoid any technical incident.