Director of Services, Ain Dorbane-Lahlaf commune: 1 post

A Director of Services post at Ain Dorbane-Lahlaf commune

The president of the communal council of Ain Dorbane-Lahlaf, in the Ibn Ahmed Nord circle of Settat province, has announced the opening of applications for the post of Director of Services of the commune. The notice covers one (1) post, under code R 27243/26. It is addressed to established civil servants and contract staff working for this commune, in accordance with the conditions and procedure set out in the call-for-applications order.

This is a position of responsibility within the administration of the territorial collectivity. Its holder coordinates and supervises administrative work under the authority and oversight of the council president, and is also responsible for strategic planning, human resources management and internal and external relations. The notice forms part of the framework for appointing heads of division and heads of service in territorial-collectivity administrations.

Who may apply?

The order opens applications to established civil servants and contract staff in service at Ain Dorbane-Lahlaf commune who meet specific grade, diploma and seniority conditions. These conditions target a defined category of staff and do not automatically apply to every potential candidate from outside the commune.

Grade and diploma conditions

• Be classified at least in the grade of administrator, second grade, or in the State engineer cadre, or in a grade with an equivalent indiciary scale.
• Hold at least a diploma or certificate granting access to the grade of administrator, third grade, or an equivalent grade.

Seniority condition

• Have at least two (2) years of effective service as an established civil servant, or three (3) years for contract staff of State administrations and territorial collectivities.

Exceptional case where service needs require it

The order provides that, where service needs so require, applications may also be submitted by established civil servants and contract staff charged to the budget of Ain Dorbane-Lahlaf commune who are classified in the grade of administrator, third grade, or an equivalent indiciary grade, provided they have at least fifteen (15) years of effective service in State administrations or territorial collectivities, including at least four (4) years in that grade. This case is subject to the service-need condition and is not a general rule for all candidates.

The application file: required and conditional documents

The application file may be collected directly from the administration of the Ain Dorbane-Lahlaf communal council or downloaded from the public services portal. It comprises the following documents:

• An application form supported by the agreement of the head of the administration to which the candidate belongs.
• A curriculum vitae showing the training path, academic certificates obtained, training courses attended, languages mastered and experience.
• The work programme and methodology proposed by the candidate for managing and developing the commune's administration and improving its performance.
• A copy of the required diploma or certificate.
• The appointment decision for a position of responsibility, where available.
• A certified copy of the national identity card.

The appointment decision for a position of responsibility is conditional: it is attached only where the candidate has already held such a position, and is not in itself an eligibility condition. The agreement of the candidate's own administrative head, by contrast, is an essential part of the application.

How to apply and the deadline

Application files are lodged with the registry office of Ain Dorbane-Lahlaf commune during the working hours observed in public administrations. The deadline for lodging applications is 3 December 2026 at 16:30, the final date for accepting applications.

1. Collect or download the application file.
2. Assemble the required documents, making sure to include the administrative head's agreement.
3. Prepare a work programme and proposed management methodology.
4. Lodge the file at the commune's registry office before the deadline.
5. Await the announcement of the shortlisted files and of the date and place of the selection interview.

The selection interview and assessment areas

The selection interview covers the fields linked to the duties, qualifications and competences mentioned in the order, together with an assessment of the candidate's command of the legal and managerial framework governing communal affairs and of modern public-service management techniques and tools. A committee appointed by decision of the council president selects the files meeting the application conditions and conducts the selection interview.

Expected technical and managerial qualifications

• Command of the legislation, laws, procedures and techniques relating to territorial collectivities, including the organic law on communes and related texts.
• Knowledge of public procurement, human resources, local finance, communal property and civil status.
• Command of the legislation and procedures relating to the management of communal services and facilities.
• Managerial competences in administrative organisation and administrative and financial management: dashboard, indicators and objectives, results-based management, risk management, work plans, audit, time management, management and control systems, team leadership, and management of internal and external relations.
• Managerial competences in the commune's human resources: managing competences and skills, supervision and training, and the ability to assess performance and competences.
• Persuasion, negotiation and conflict-management skills.
• Use of IT and modern technology.
• Command of strategic planning and programming techniques and sciences: diagnosis, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Personal qualities

• A sense of responsibility.
• Initiative, proactivity and participation.
• Leadership ability.
• Listening skills, openness and communication.
• Precision, objectivity and rigour.
• Ability to work within a team.
• Persuasion skills and supervisory ability.
• Analytical ability and capacity to propose solutions.
• Dynamism and energy, sound ethical qualities and self-confidence.

The duties of the Director of Services

• Strategic planning and preparation of the directorate's work programmes.
• Preparing and issuing certificates relating to the duties exercised within the communal services directorate.
• Managing reception, communication, guidance, public relations and archives within the directorate.
• Managing and monitoring the human resources working within the communal services directorate.
• Supervising the commune's administration and coordinating the administrative work of the commune's services, under the authority and oversight of the president.
• Signing in the area of administrative management, under the responsibility and oversight of the council president.
• Exercising delegations signed by the council president, in accordance with the laws and regulations in force.
• Proposing signature delegations to heads of division and service in the field of commune administration.

Publication of results

After examining the application files, the administration announces the date and place of the selection interview through the publication channels provided for. The results of the selection interview are published on the public employment portal and displayed at the headquarters of Ain Dorbane-Lahlaf commune.

Salary: from 4500 to 6900 MAD per month.

Practical preparation checklist

Before building the file, candidates should confirm that they belong to the target category (an established civil servant or contract staff member of the commune) and meet the grade and seniority conditions. They should then gather a copy of the required diploma, a certified copy of the national identity card and the administrative head's agreement. It is useful to prepare a detailed curriculum vitae highlighting training, languages and experience, together with a realistic work programme linking diagnosis, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Reading the organic law on communes and the procedures for public procurement and local finance beforehand helps with interview preparation, without replacing the official documents at the lodging stage.

Finally, the file must be lodged at the registry office before 16:30 on 3 December 2026, as this is the final deadline for accepting applications.