León announces merit-based competition for Head of Information and Registry

The León City Council has approved the call and the rules for the specific merit-based competition to fill the position of Head of Information and Registry Service, reserved for career civil servants of the General Administration Scale, Group A, Subgroup A1. The resolution, dated October 9, 2026, is signed by the Delegate Councilor for Internal Affairs, Human Resources, Mobility, and Sports and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of León no. 196, dated October 15, 2026 (reference BOP-LE-2026-196004). The deadline for submitting applications will be fifteen business days starting from the day following the publication of the summary of the call in the Official State Gazette.

The file, processed ex officio under number 2026.501001.RRHH.40406, is based on the General Rules for the provision by merit competition approved by the municipal Plenary on June 30, 2017 (B.O.P. no. 135, of July 18, 2018) and on the Basic Statute of the Public Employee. The position appears in the Job Position List with the code 01.0.03.0.0.1001 (order 80046), assigned to the General Secretariat Area, with a destination supplement of 28, a specific supplement of 105, and a degree requirement in Law. The call includes a legal report dated October 1, 2026, and a favorable financial control report from the municipal Comptroller dated October 7, 2026; the authority was delegated to the councilor by Mayoral-Presidency Decrees of July 14 and 21, 2023.

Requirements and submission of applications

Career civil servants of the León City Council belonging to the same scale, group, and subgroup as the announced position may apply, regardless of their administrative status, except for those with final suspensions. Those participating on a voluntary basis must have waited at least two years since taking possession of their last permanent destination, with the exceptions provided for removal, suppression of the position, or cessation in free appointment.

• Deadline: fifteen business days from the day following the publication of the summary in the Official State Gazette.
• Preferred method: electronic registry of the municipal electronic office, public employment section.
• Alternative method: General Registry of the León City Council or any of those provided for in Law 39/2015.
• Documentation: certificate of general merits, accreditation of courses and family reconciliation, one original copy of the report, and individualized justification of specific merits.

Scale and specific merits

The assessment is divided into two phases. The first, based on general merits, has a maximum of 13.50 points and requires 5.40 to access the second: seniority (up to 5 points), personal grade (1.75), assessment of work performed (2.25 plus 0.50 and 1.00), training courses (1.50), and work-life balance (1.50). The second phase, based on specific merits, does not exceed 9 points and requires a minimum of 3.60.

• Doctorate in legal or economic subjects: 1.00 point; university master’s degree in the same subjects: 0.75.
• Experience in programming, coordination, and supervision of teams in local entities that are provincial capitals, have more than 100,000 inhabitants, are large populations, or provincial councils: 1.50.
• Experience in Registry or Census applications (GestDoc, Accede, or similar): 0.50.
• Participation in or advisory roles for collegiate bodies, councils, commissions, and sectoral boards: 0.50.
• Preparation, drafting, and legal reporting of general provisions (ordinances, regulations, and proclamations): 1.00.
• Processing, legal reporting, and management of subsidies: 1.50.
• Specifications and processing of public contracts in local entities of Castilla y León: 1.50.
• Memorandum: 1.50.

The memorandum must be presented in Arial 11, 1.5 line spacing, margins of 3.5 centimeters except for the right margin (2 centimeters), and a maximum length of thirty pages in DIN A4 format.

Assessment Commission and Calendar

The Assessment Commission will be appointed by the competent body and will be composed of career civil servants, with a Presidency, a Secretariat with voice and vote, and a minimum of three members, in addition to the corresponding substitutes; its composition will adhere to the criterion of parity and will be based at the León City Council, at calle Ordoño II number 10. Applicants who pass the first phase must submit the memorandum and attend an interview, which are indispensable requirements to opt for the position.

The provisional resolution will be published on the electronic headquarters’ notice board and will open a period of ten business days for allegations; the final resolution will be published in the Official Gazette of the Province of León. The maximum period for resolution is eight months from the end of the application period, and the minimum score for award is set at 9 points. Termination of current duties will occur within three business days following the final publication, and the assumption of office within three business days, or one month if it involves a change of residence. An optional appeal for reversal may be filed against the rules within one month, and a contentious-administrative appeal within two months before the Court of First Instance of León.

The call for applications directly affects municipal personnel of subgroup A1 and civil servants aspiring to a leadership position in one of the city council’s most sensitive areas: the head of registry and administrative information. For the first time for this position, the process incorporates a detailed scale for experience in registry and census applications, subsidies, and public contracts, which steers the selection toward profiles with accredited technical experience in local administration.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of León, no. 196, October 15, 2026, Local Administration, page 8 (official reference: BOP-LE-2026-196004).