Vila-seca announces three Culture positions via competitive examination in the open category

The Vila-seca City Council has approved the regulatory bases to permanently fill one position as Culture Area Coordinator (subgroup A1) and two positions as Culture Mid-level Technician (subgroup A2), all under the regime of permanent contractual staff and through a competitive examination system (concurs-oposició) in the open call. The resolution was issued by Mayoral Decree no. 2026-2485, dated August 24, 2026, and is published in full in the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona on September 1, 2026 (file 2026-10767, CVE 2026-08113).

Three positions and two job banks

The call includes the selection of one position for Senior Technician/Culture Area Coordinator (ID 212), group A, subgroup A1, and two positions for Culture Mid-level Technician (ID 200 and ID 213), group A, subgroup A2. Additionally, two job banks are being established, one for each category, for future needs of the area.

• Position ID 212 (coordinator, A1): included in the 2026 Public Employment Offer (BOPT of May 13, 2026, CVE 2026-04134).
• Positions ID 200 and ID 213 (mid-level technician, A2): ID 200 comes from the 2025 PEO (BOPT of July 11, 2025, CVE 2025-06137), and ID 213 from the 2026 PEO.

The positions require a university degree or equivalent, preferably in the field of Humanities and/or Social Sciences, and entail schedule flexibility and availability to attend events outside of regular working hours.

Selection process and tests

Selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system, with a first phase of examination (maximum 60 points) and a second phase of merit competition, which only those who pass the first phase may access. For the coordinator profile (A1), a theoretical test of 20 multiple-choice questions is planned (maximum 20 points, minimum 10 to pass), a practical test (maximum 40 points, minimum 20), and C1 level knowledge tests in Catalan and Spanish, which are eliminatory.

Two qualifying tribunals will be established, one for each job position, consisting of a president, four members, and a secretary, each with their respective substitutes. The tests for the two processes may coincide in date and time.

Deadline, submission, and fees

Applications must be submitted electronically via the Convoca platform (vila-seca.convoca.online) within the non-extendable period of 20 calendar days counting from the day after the publication of the call in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC). Candidates may apply for one or both positions.

• Examination fee: €40 for subgroup A1 and €36 for subgroup A2.
• Exemptions: people with a disability equal to or greater than 33% and job seekers for at least one month prior to the call.
• Documentation: DNI, passport or NIE, employment history report, academic qualification, proof of fee payment, and merit certificates, among others.

The full terms and conditions are published on the Notice Board of the Electronic Office of the Vila-seca City Council, the call for applications in the DOGC, and an extract in the Official State Gazette (BOE). The call is governed by the General Personnel Selection Rules of the City Council, approved by the municipal Plenary on May 27, 2022, and published in the BOPT on September 5, 2022 (CVE 2022-07669).

This call represents a direct opportunity for professionals in the cultural sector of Camp de Tarragona, by consolidating three stable jobs in the Culture area of one of the most active municipalities in the region, and reinforces the City Council’s commitment to professionalized and quality cultural management.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona, no. September 1, 2026, section I (content), pp. 1-27 (official reference: CVE 2026-08113).