The DRT is opening two competitions for seven operational assistant posts in Funchal. Applications run for 7 working days after publication in the JORAM.
The Regional Labour Directorate (DRT) has opened two recruitment procedures to hire operational assistants, for a total of seven posts: one at the DRT headquarters, on Rua João Gago, in Funchal, and two at the Parque Desportivo Dr. Sidónio Fernandes, also in Funchal. Applications run for 7 working days from the publication of the notices in the II Series of the Official Gazette of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (JORAM), issue of 7 November 2026.
Both notices provide for public-service employment contracts of indefinite duration, that is, permanent public employment. An operational assistant is a worker in the general career of the Public Administration who performs support duties such as reception, cleaning, maintenance of premises and external services.
Under Notice No. 594/2026, the worker will be responsible for receiving and directing DRT users, keeping the premises clean, tidy and well maintained, reproducing documents, carrying out external service, preparing and controlling outgoing correspondence, and driving DRT vehicles.
Under Notice No. 595/2026, the duties include cleaning, tidying, maintaining and proper use of the premises, as well as receiving, directing and monitoring users of the Sports Park. In both notices, the worker may also carry out other duties assigned by superiors.
Citizens with permanent public-service employment, fixed-term employment or no employment link may apply, provided they meet the general requirements set out in the General Law on Public Service Employment (LTFP) by the end of the deadline:
Compulsory schooling is required, the level depending on each candidate's date of birth, with no possibility of substituting it with training or professional experience. Notice No. 594/2026 also requires holding a category B driving licence, which is not required by Notice No. 595/2026. Candidates who already belong to the operational assistant career, hold the category and occupy identical posts in the same department's staff plan without being in mobility, may not be admitted.
Candidates with no link to the Public Administration, or whose link does not match the post's duties, are assessed by a Knowledge Test (PC) and a Professional Selection Interview (EPS). The PC is written, individual, lasts a maximum of 90 minutes and covers subjects such as the Constitution, the LTFP, the Labour Code and the SIADAP-RAM, the performance evaluation system of the regional administration. The EPS lasts 30 minutes and assesses professional experience and behavioural aspects.
Public Administration workers who already perform the duties of the post are assessed by Curriculum Evaluation (AC) and EPS. In both cases, the final score is weighted: 55% for the PC or AC and 45% for the EPS. Methods are scored from 0 to 20 points, and anyone scoring below 9.5 points in either one is excluded. In case of a tie, successive criteria apply: younger candidate, better EPS score and volunteering experience in the area. Candidates with a disability with a degree of incapacity of 60% or more are given preference in case of equal scores.
The pay position of the recruited worker will be negotiated immediately after the procedure ends. The basis is the 1st position of the operational assistant category, corresponding to level 5 of the Single Pay Table, defined by Decree-Law No. 84-F/2022. The notices do not state euro amounts.
Applications must be submitted using the Application Form available on the DRT page of the madeira.gov.pt portal, and sent by email: to [email protected] for Notice No. 594/2026 and to [email protected] for Notice No. 595/2026. Those without the means to send by email may deliver the form on paper, with a declaration of that impossibility, at Rua João Gago, No. 4, until 5pm on the last day of the deadline, or send it by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, no later than the end of the last day.
The form must be accompanied by documents such as the certificate of qualifications, a detailed curriculum vitae and photocopies of training courses relevant to the post. Those already holding a public-sector link must attach a statement from their home service showing their career, category, length of service and performance evaluations for the last three periods. Failure to provide mandatory documents results in exclusion.
The posts are provided for in the Consolidated Regional Recruitment Map for 2026, approved by dispatch of the Regional Secretary for Finance on 15 April 2026. Before the opening, the mandatory prior procedure was carried out, published on the Regional Public Employment Exchange (BEP-RAM) for 10 working days, with no workers found who met the required requirements and profile.
The competitions are governed by the LTFP, approved by Law No. 35/2014, and by its adaptation to the Regional Administration through Regional Legislative Decree No. 11/2018/M. The procedure is defined by Portaria No. 407/2023, which regulates the recruitment of workers for the services of the direct and indirect regional administration of Madeira.
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