Two intermediate management posts of 1st degree and two of 2nd degree are up for tender for three years. Applications have 10 working days from publication in the JORAM.
The Regional Secretariat for the Economy has opened four tender procedures to fill management posts at the Regional Directorate of Competitiveness, Innovation and Sustainability. Two are intermediate management posts of 1st degree and two are of 2nd degree. The posts are filled on a commission of service basis for a period of three years, and interested parties have 10 working days, counted from the publication of the notices in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (JORAM), to submit their applications.
The four notices were published in the JORAM edition of 25 September 2026 and are signed by the head of the office of the regional secretary, dated 24 September. The procedures were opened by order of the Regional Secretary for the Economy dated 10 July 2026.
All tenders require the candidate to be a public employee, either contracted or appointed on an indefinite basis. They also require a university degree and professional experience: six years of experience in 1st degree posts and four years in 2nd degree posts.
The required degree varies from tender to tender. For the Director of Management Support, a degree in Management or Economics is required. For the Director of Planning, Strategy and Competitiveness, a degree in Management, Economics or Law is required. For the Head of Division for Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Capacity Building, any degree is sufficient, with no specific field indicated. For the Head of Division for Digitalisation, Innovation and Diversification, a degree in Computer Engineering is required.
The desired profile is similar across the four notices and includes professional experience in management or coordination posts, a commitment to public service, communication, organisation, planning and project management skills, emotional intelligence and leadership.
The functions of each post are those set out in the structure of the Regional Directorate. For the two 1st degree posts, the responsibilities refer to Ordinance No. 533/2025, of 24 July, which approves the core structure of the regional directorate: the Director of Management Support follows Article 3 and the Director of Planning, Strategy and Competitiveness follows Article 4. For the two 2nd degree posts, the responsibilities refer to Dispatch No. 681/2025, of 25 September, of the Regional Secretary for the Economy, which approves the flexible structure of the same regional directorate: the Head of Division for Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Capacity Building follows Article 4 and the Head of Division for Digitalisation, Innovation and Diversification follows Article 3.
The tenders are conducted under Regional Legislative Decree No. 5/2004/M, of 22 April, as amended by Regional Legislative Decrees No. 27/2006/M and No. 27/2016/M. This is a regional legislative decree, that is, a law approved by the Legislative Assembly of Madeira to regulate matters for the region, which sets the rules for recruitment and appointment to management posts in the regional administration. An ordinance, by contrast, is an instrument that regulates or organises services and structures.
Applications are made by a request addressed to the Regional Secretary for the Economy. It may be submitted in person at the Regional Directorate of Competitiveness, Innovation and Sustainability, on the 3rd floor of the Regional Government Palace, at Avenida Zarco, in Funchal, between 9:00 and 12:30 and between 14:00 and 17:30, or sent by post with acknowledgement of receipt. The deadline is 10 working days, counted from the publication of the notices in the JORAM.
The request must identify the tender procedure, under penalty of exclusion, and must be accompanied by:
The jury excludes, by reasoned decision, candidates who do not meet the required criteria and profile.
In all four procedures, candidates will be assessed through a Curricular Assessment and a Public Interview. The assessment criteria, weighting and final classification system, including the formula, are set out in the minutes of the jury, which will be made available during the procedure.
The jury chair, in all four tenders, is Andreia Dorita de Freitas Rosa Collard, regional director of Competitiveness, Innovation and Sustainability. The full and alternate members vary from notice to notice. For example, in the tender for Director of Management Support, the full members are Filipa Sofia de Castro Rodrigues and Liliana Cristina Correia Jardim.
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