Secrétaire général de mairie; h​/f - NOIRCOURT

Job Title:

Secretary General of the Municipality

Under the direction of elected officials, the secretary general of the municipality implements the policies developed by the municipal team and coordinates the services of the municipality with its material, financial, and human resources.

Responsibilities include:

• Welcoming, informing the population, and processing files in areas such as civil status, elections, urban planning, and social aid.
• Assisting and advising elected officials, preparing for municipal council meetings, deliberations, commissions, and mayor's orders.
• Preparing, formatting, and monitoring the execution of the budget.
• Tracking public contracts and subsidies.
• Managing accounting: commitments of expenses and titles of revenues.
• Managing personnel: managing schedules and payroll.
• Leading teams and organizing services.
• Managing the communal heritage and following up on works.
• Managing existing communal services (hall, daycare, library, canteen, etc.).
• Managing and developing links with intercommunal structures and partners.

Knowledge and skills required:

- Understanding the areas of competence of municipalities and their organization;

- Knowing the status of the Territorial Public Service and the rules of civil and urban planning;

- Knowing the regulatory procedures for public contracts and contracts;

- Knowing the legal rules for the preparation of administrative acts;

- Knowing the regulatory framework for the operation of public bodies and institutions.

- Ability to:

- Respect regulatory deadlines;

- Manage versatility and priorities;

- Verify the consistency and compliance with regulatory frameworks of administrative files;

- Prepare mandate files, expenses and revenues, subsidy requests, and financial declarations;

- Prepare and format decisions of the municipal council, administrative acts of the mayor, and civil status acts;

- Develop and animate a reception system for the population;

- Control and evaluate the actions of services;

- Lead, monitor, and control the activities of agents.

- Interpersonal skills:

- Ability to communicate and have good listening and understanding skills;

- Sense of public service (ethics and discretion);

- Ability to lead teams and managerial skills;

- Excellent relational qualities.

CV and handwritten cover letter. It is possible to recruit for this position without a public service competition, as one of the grades indicated is an entry-level grade in category C that allows direct recruitment without a competition.

Open positions on the following grades of the Territorial Public Service:
Senior Administrative Assistant 1st Class, Senior Administrative Assistant 2nd Class, Administrative Assistant, Clerk, Senior Clerk 1st Class, Senior Clerk 2nd Class.

Article L332-8 provision 7 of the general public service code - A contractual employee may be recruited for this position as it is a secretary general of the municipality position in a municipality with less than 2000 inhabitants. The proposed contract may not exceed three years, renewable up to a maximum duration of six years.

Vacant as of 24/08/2026

Municipal Secretary