Chief Architect

Ruse Municipality with headquarters and address: 7000 Ruse, Svoboda Square No. 6, on the basis of Art. 90, para. 2 and Art. 91, para. 1 of the Labor Code in connection with Art. 5, para. 2 of the Spatial Planning Act and Order No. ЧР 101 / 02.09.2025 of the Mayor of Ruse Municipality.

Announces a competition

for the position of "Chief Architect" under the following conditions:

I. Requirements for candidates for the position:

1. Education level – Master's degree;
2. Years of professional experience – 4 (four) years;
3. Professional field of higher education, according to the Classifier of Higher Education: Technical Sciences, professional field "Architecture, Construction and Geodesy", specialty "Architecture";
4. According to Art. 5, para. 2, clause 2 of the Spatial Planning Act, candidates should have acquired full design qualification or the necessary experience to acquire it (two years as employees under an employment contract with a designer with full design qualification, or four years as freelance designers or as employees under an official legal relationship or under an employment relationship under a basic employment contract in a position for which the relevant education is required, according to Art. 7, para. 5 of the ZKAIIP);
5. Professional experience in accordance with Art. 13 of the Administration Act and Art. 2, para. 2 of the Regulation on the Application of the Classifier of Positions in the Administration: at least 4 years must have been acquired in a field or fields of activity related to the functions assigned to the position.

II. Type of legal relationship

Labor.

III. How the competition is conducted:

1. Verification of compliance of the submitted documents with the previously announced requirements.
2. Solving a test of 30 questions related to the correct application of the following laws and by-laws to them: the Law on Spatial Planning, the Law on the Cadastre and the Property Register, the Law on Municipal Property, the Law on State Property, the Law on Civil Servants, the Law on Administration, the Law on Local Self-Government and Local Administration, Ordinances of the Municipal Council - Ruse and others.
3. Interview for assessment of:
   a) managerial competence – skills to set realistic and clear goals, to plan, organize, coordinate and control activities in order to ensure the implementation of individual and organizational goals, etc.;
   b) teamwork – skills to manage, motivate and participate in a team to achieve common goals;
   c) communicative competence – skills for effective exchange of information, clear expression in oral and written form, persuasion with influence and negotiation, etc.;
   d) results orientation – creating an organization to achieve high results in accordance with the set goals and requirements, etc.;
   e) customer focus – skills for effectively meeting the needs of customers/users of services and activities, etc.;
   f) professional competence – professional knowledge and skills necessary for the successful performance of the position;
   g) digital competence – knowledge and skills for information processing, content creation and digital communication.

IV. Required documents:

1. Written application for participation in the competition;
2. Copies of documents for the acquired educational and qualification degree and specialty;
3. Copies of documents certifying full design qualification or the necessary experience to acquire it, pursuant to Art. 5, para. 2 of the ZTA, issued by a competent authority;
4. Copies of documents certifying the duration of professional experience and/or the rank acquired as a civil servant;
5. CV (European format).

V. Place, deadline for submitting participation documents and contact persons and coordinates:

The submission of documents for participation in the competition procedure is carried out in person or through a proxy within 1 (one) month from the publication of the competition announcement at the following address: Ruse, Svoboda Square No. 6 – Ruse Municipality, 2nd floor, room 204, Human Resources Department, every working day from 08:30 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 17:30. It is mandatory to present the originals of the copied documents for verification by the employees designated to accept the documents. Contact telephone numbers: 082/881 665 and 082/506 777.

The lists and all announcements regarding the competition are announced on the website of the Municipality of Ruse.

VI. Brief description of the position according to the job description:

Manages, coordinates and controls the activities of spatial planning, design and construction on the territory of the Municipality of Ruse. Independently exercises powers, functions and tasks regulated in the Spatial Planning Act (SPA), the Cadastre and Property Register Act (CPR) and the by-laws for their implementation; manages and controls the work of the municipal expert council on spatial planning; coordinates and controls the activities of the established directorates in the Ruse Municipal Administration for the implementation of the functions and tasks of spatial planning; issues administrative acts in accordance with the powers granted to it under the SPA.

VII. Additional information:

You can learn about the functions of the position from the Organizational Regulations of the Municipal Administration - Ruse, available on the official website of the municipality.

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