Inspector General at Agriculture Ministry: one post

The Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries and Food Sovereignty – Department of Agriculture has opened a call for applications for the post of Inspector General of the ministry, under announcement code S 2205/26. This is a senior responsibility post falling under the procedure for appointment to high-level positions set out in Organic Law No. 02.12, not an ordinary recruitment into an administrative cadre. The deadline for submitting applications is 16 November 2026 at 16:30. The number of posts is not specified in the supplied material; no official figure should therefore be asserted, and no specialty breakdown is available.

The post requires long and varied professional experience, combining inspection, control and internal audit duties with institutional coordination with higher oversight bodies. The expected dossier is therefore not a simple application: it must document the candidate's professional career and managerial capabilities.

Nature of the post, duties and responsibilities

The Inspector General is responsible for inspecting, controlling, auditing and evaluating the management of the ministry's central and deconcentrated services. The role also involves coordination, communication and cooperation with the Competition Council, the Court of Accounts, the General Inspectorate of Finance and the National Authority for Integrity and Corruption Prevention, in accordance with the legal provisions in force.

Main duties attached to the post

Several operational duties are entrusted to the Inspector General:

• ensuring the proper application of legislative and regulatory texts and the sound management of public funds;
• carrying out internal controls and audits relating to the preparation, award and execution of public contracts, in accordance with applicable regulations;
• investigating complaints and grievances addressed to the ministry by citizens or operators, as well as those from civil servants, agents and employees;
• strengthening ethics, in particular by detecting situations of conflict of interest among civil servants and informing the minister;
• designing and monitoring the implementation of support and incentive schemes in the agricultural field;
• monitoring the recommendations set out in reports of the financial courts, the General Inspectorate of Finance and the Central Authority for Corruption Prevention;
• conducting audits and making proposals to improve productivity and effectiveness;
• auditing the keeping of inventory registers for real estate, equipment and warehouses;
• evaluating the results of the activities of central and deconcentrated services against objectives and costs, and providing advice;
• preparing reports supported by the necessary documents and data and transmitting them to the relevant services.

Relationship fields and required skills

The Inspector General interacts with the Minister of Agriculture, the Secretary General, central and regional directorates, establishments under supervision active in the agricultural sector, and the bodies mentioned above. The required managerial skills include leadership, organisation and optimal use of resources, analytical capacity, autonomy and problem-solving, quality of communication and expression, management by objectives, supervision and team management, the quality approach, and building internal and external relationships. Behavioural skills include rigour and discipline, listening ability, openness to change, quality of internal and external cooperation, proactivity and responsiveness, initiative, a sense of organisation, and managing stress and complex situations.

Eligibility conditions

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

• holding Moroccan nationality;
• having a high level of education allowing access to the grade of engineer or administrator or equivalent, together with the qualifications and skills required by the post;
• having sufficient confirmed experience in the public or private sector of at least 15 years;
• having sufficient professional experience in administrative, financial and accounting management, audit and control;
• having progressed through responsibility positions at the level of head of division or equivalent for a minimum period of 5 years;
• having experience in studies, analysis, monitoring and evaluation.

For diplomas issued by foreign universities or by private institutions, candidates who do not belong to the ministry's cadres must provide the equivalences published in the Official Bulletin. This requirement concerns a specific category of candidates and does not automatically apply to all applicants.

Composition of the application dossier

The application dossier consists of the following documents:

• the unified standard form annexed to the order of the minister delegated to the Head of Government in charge of the Civil Service and Administration Modernisation, stating the candidate's qualifications, a summary of their professional career and the duties and functions performed, duly completed and signed;
• a concise copy of the curriculum vitae written in Arabic;
• a copy of the national identity card;
• copies of diplomas and certificates, with equivalences where applicable;
• any document proving that the candidate meets the conditions required for the post;
• an institutional project setting out the strategy of the work programme and the candidate's vision for improving the service's performance.

Application and selection steps

Registration must be made through the ministry's electronic portal within the set deadlines. After sending, the candidate receives an electronic message confirming receipt of the dossier; if this message is not received or for further clarification, the telephone number 0619288491 may be contacted.

1. Assemble all required documents, including the signed form and the institutional project;
2. register on the dedicated electronic portal and attach the dossier;
3. verify receipt of the dossier through the electronic message;
4. await the selection of compliant dossiers by the designated commission, then attend the selection interview.

A commission designated by order of the minister, in accordance with Decree No. 2.12.412 of 11 October 2012, selects the dossiers meeting the conditions and conducts the selection interview. The supplied material does not specify the date, duration or scoring arrangements for this interview.

Salary and official publication

Salary: from 4500 to 6900 MAD per month. The call for applications order is published on the website of the Presidency of the Government, on the ministry's electronic portal and on the public employment portal.

Practical preparation checklist

Before starting the registration, it is advisable to gather certified copies of diplomas, check that the curriculum vitae is written in Arabic and prepare the institutional project in a clear form setting out the strategic orientations for the post. It is also recommended to verify precisely the conditions relating to years of experience and responsibility positions, to ensure that equivalences are available where applicable, and to keep an electronic copy of each document.