Tender Opened for Head of the Education Statistics Division in Madeira

The Regional Secretariat for Education, Science and Technology has opened a tender for the post of Head of the Education Statistics Division, within the Regional Directorate for School Administration. The opening was authorised by a dispatch of the Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Technology dated 3 November 2026, published in the Official Journal of 3 November, and applications may be submitted over 10 working days.

What the post involves#

Head of Division is a second-degree intermediate management post, that is, a middle-management position in the regional public administration. The notice does not describe the duties in detail: it refers the responsibilities to Article 10 of Dispatch No. 74/2025, of 6 February. The required profile calls for experience in the areas covered by the Organisational Development Division, without explaining the relationship between that division and the Education Statistics Division.

Who can apply#

There are three legal requirements: holding a academic qualification equivalent to a degree; being a public-sector employee, contracted or appointed on an permanent basis; and having 4 years of professional experience in posts, roles, careers or categories for which a degree is required. These requirements are set out in Article 3-A(1) of Regional Legislative Decree No. 5/2004/M, of 22 April, as amended and republished by Regional Legislative Decree No. 27/2016/M, of 6 July.

Profile and selection method#

Selection will be carried out through Curricular Assessment and a Public Interview. The assessment criteria, the final scoring system and its formula are set out in the minutes of the jury, which are made available to candidates upon request.

The profile sought, as stated in the notice, includes professional experience and suitable training in the areas covered by the division, along with planning and organisational skills, leadership and people management, orientation towards innovation and change, decision-making, responsibility and commitment to public service, information analysis and critical thinking, and communication and interpersonal skills.

How to apply#

Applications may be submitted in person or sent by post with acknowledgement of receipt, within 10 working days of the publication of the notice in the Official Journal of the RAM. The address given is the Regional Directorate for School Administration, Oudinot Building, 4th floor, Rua Brigadeiro Oudinot, Apartado 3206. Under penalty of exclusion, the application must identify the selection procedure and be accompanied by:

• A detailed curriculum vitae, together with supporting documentation for all situations and elements mentioned in it;
• A photocopy of the Certificate of Academic Qualifications;
• A declaration issued by the service to which the candidate is attached, authenticated with a white seal or stamp, stating the candidate's public-sector employment bond, the category held, and the effective length of service in that category, in the career and in the public administration.

Jury for the procedure#

The jury chair is António José de Carvalho Lucas, Regional Director for School Administration. The full members are Sara Isabel Arêde de Freitas Drumond, Director of Services of the Madeira Education Observatory, and Délia Florentina Aveiro Franco, Head of the Quality and Certification Division of the Institute for Qualification - IQ - IP RAM. The alternate members are Élia Maria Xavier de Freitas, Head of the Non-Teaching Human Resources Division, and Elizabeth Vieira Pereira Gonçalves, Director of Non-Teaching Human Resources Services, both of the Regional Directorate for School Administration.

Background#

The notice is published under Article 21(2) of Law No. 2/2004, of 15 January, which regulates the statute of senior public administration officials, as adapted to the Autonomous Region of Madeira by Regional Legislative Decree No. 5/2004/M. This is an authorisation to open the tender, not the appointment of a holder: the selection will only be completed after the curricular assessment and the public interview.