Arnedo announces two administrative positions via internal promotion

The Arnedo City Council has approved the rules and the call for selective tests for the permanent appointment, as a career civil servant, of two Administrative positions (Administrative Manager) through a competitive examination system (concurso-oposición) under the internal promotion track. The agreement was adopted by the Governing Board on August 14, 2026, and is published in the Official Gazette of La Rioja number 160, dated August 21, 2026, in section II on Authorities and Personnel.

The positions, belonging to the General Administration Scale, Administrative Subscale, Group C, Subgroup C1, are vacant in the council’s Civil Service Staff and were included in the 2025 Public Employment Offer, approved by agreement of the Local Governing Board on June 26, 2025, and published in BOR number 125, dated July 2, 2025.

Requirements and submission of applications

The process is aimed at municipal staff already providing services at the Arnedo City Council. To participate, it is necessary to meet the following requirements:

• Be a career civil servant of the Arnedo City Council, belonging to Group C, Subgroup C2, General Administration Scale, Auxiliary Subscale.
• Have a minimum of two years of seniority in said scale and subscale.
• Hold a High School Diploma (Bachiller) or Technical degree, or prove at least 10 years of seniority in Subgroup C2.
• Be at least 16 years old and not exceed the maximum compulsory retirement age, and not be disqualified or separated from service.

Applications may be submitted within twenty business days starting from the day following the publication of the summary of the call in the Official State Gazette (BOE). Submission can be done in person at the General Registry of the Citizen Service Office (Plaza Nuestra Sra. de Vico, 14), electronically through the municipal Electronic Office, or by Mail in an open envelope. Along with the application, the examination fee, set at 14.60 euros, must be paid.

Phases of the competitive examination

The selection system combines a merit phase (concurso), which accounts for 30% of the total score, and an examination phase (oposición), which represents 70%, out of a total of 100 points. The examination phase consists of two mandatory and eliminatory exercises:

• First exercise: a theoretical test of 50 questions with four alternative answers, graded from 0 to 30 points, with a minimum of 15 to pass; incorrect answers penalize 0.15 points.
• Second exercise: one or several practical or theoretical-practical cases, graded from 0 to 40 points, with a minimum of 20 points; the use of uncommented official regulations and a calculator is permitted.

The competition phase, which is non-eliminatory, will be held after the competitive examination and will assess the merits claimed up to a maximum of 30 points, in accordance with the scale in Annex III. The Qualifying Board, appointed by Decree of the Mayor’s Office, will consist of a president and four members, all of whom must be career civil servants with a qualification equal to or higher than that required.

Relevance for readers

The call for applications represents a professional promotion opportunity for the civil service staff of the Arnedo City Council, who may be promoted from Subgroup C2 (Assistant) to C1 (Administrative) through an internal selection process. The publication in the BOE, planned as an abstract, will give full effect to the call and open the period for submitting applications, a key step for the consolidation of the municipal workforce.

Source: Official Gazette of La Rioja, no. 160, August 21, 2026, section II. Authorities and Personnel, page 14592 (official reference: BOR-A-20260821-II–968).