Director of Directorate – Territorial Planning, Ecology, Investment and Economic Activities, Kavarna Municipality (Kavarna)

About the role

Kavarna Municipality, on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast in Dobrich region, is looking for a Director to lead its Directorate for Territorial Planning, Ecology, Investment and Economic Activities. In this senior civil-service role you will help shape, develop and carry out municipal policy on territorial planning, investment, municipal property, ecology and the green system, European projects and programmes, economic development, and local taxes and fees. You will lead, coordinate and control the directorate's work, including the investment projects and capital spending it oversees, set clear goals and priorities for your team, assign tasks and deadlines, and monitor how work is performed. A typical week will mix leadership and planning with hands-on review of projects and files, meetings with colleagues and partners, and making sure the directorate's work follows the law, the decisions of the Kavarna Municipal Council, and the municipality's internal rules and quality system. The post is full-time and on site in Kavarna. The official minimum basic monthly salary is 620.20 euros, with the individual amount set at appointment under the applicable salary rules. The application deadline is 9 November 2026 at 17:00. This is a role for a confident public-sector leader with a strong grasp of planning, investment and municipal administration.

Requirements

Master's degree; at least 4 years of professional experience or rank III junior. Specific requirement for the post and administrative unit: professional direction Economics. Advantageous competencies: results orientation, teamwork, client focus, communicative competence, professional competence, analytical competence, management competence, strategic competence, leadership competence, competence for negotiations and persuasion, and digital competence. Candidates must know the legislation in the field, the structure and functions of the administration, and the municipality's organisation and internal rules. Selection is by test and interview. Bulgarian citizens who have served fixed-term service in the voluntary reserve under Article 59(1) of the Reserve of the Armed Forces Act receive preference when applying for work in the state administration at equal final results, under Article 14(4) of the competitions regulation.

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