INGESA 2026 Contest: positions for civil servants in Ceuta and Melilla

Key data

Public civil servants assigned to the General State Administration with a health profile have a new opportunity for mobility or promotion: INGESA convenes a specific merit-based contest for the provision of certain job positions in its centers in Ceuta and Melilla. The call is articulated through the Resolution of April 23, 2026 from the Under-Secretariat, published in the BOE on May 2, 2026 (reference BOE-A-2026-9529).

This type of call has a direct impact on human resources planning for the health teams in both autonomous cities, and opens a formal window for civil servants interested in changing their destination or advancing their professional career to submit their application within the established deadlines.

What does this regulation establish?

The resolution convenes a specific merit-based contest for the provision of job positions at INGESA, the body of the General State Administration that manages public health in the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

The key elements regulated by the resolution are as follows:

• Type of process: Specific merit-based contest, the usual method for the provision of positions among career civil servants.
• Evaluation criteria: Candidates are assessed according to specific merit and capacity criteria defined for each advertised position.
• Process bases: The resolution establishes the bases governing the contest, including the requirements demanded for each position.
• Deadlines: The deadlines for submission of applications are set, which interested parties must consult in the official text.
• Documentation: The required documentation that each candidate must provide with their application is detailed.
• Convening body: The Under-Secretariat, attached to the Ministry of Health.

The contest affects the mobility and promotion of health civil service personnel assigned to the General State Administration, making it a relevant instrument for human resources management in the public health sector.

Economic and operational impact

This contest does not generate direct costs for private companies or citizens. Its impact is fundamentally operational and organizational for the administrations and civil servants involved:

• For INGESA: The resolution allows it to fill vacancies or newly created positions in its structures in Ceuta and Melilla, improving healthcare and management capacity in both autonomous cities.
• For participating civil servants: It represents an opportunity for geographic mobility or professional promotion within the General State Administration, with a change of destination to Ceuta or Melilla.
• For health HR planning: The filling of these positions has an impact on the continuity and quality of public health services in territories with specific characteristics such as autonomous cities.

No data has been published on the exact number of positions advertised, levels or associated remuneration in the available summary of the resolution. To know the full details of vacancies, groups and supplements, it is necessary to consult the full text in the BOE.

Who does it affect?

This call directly affects the following groups:

• Career public civil servants assigned to the General State Administration who meet the requirements set out in each advertised position.
• Health civil service personnel currently assigned to bodies of the Ministry of Health or to INGESA itself who wish to apply for mobility.
• HR managers of public health bodies, who must manage applications and releases of personnel participating in the contest.
• Managers and executives of INGESA in Ceuta and Melilla, who will see vacant positions in their organizational structures filled.

It does not affect private companies, self-employed workers or labor personnel (only applies to career civil servants).

Practical example

A career public civil servant with a health-administrative profile currently assigned in Madrid, attached to the General State Administration, discovers that one of the positions advertised by INGESA fits their group, body and specialty.

This civil servant can submit their application within the deadline established in the resolution, providing the required documentation and accrediting the merits valued according to the specific criteria of the contest. If selected, they would obtain a new assignment in Ceuta or Melilla, with the remuneration conditions and level of the awarded position.

This process is the formal and regulated route for that change of destination to be possible within the law, without the need to pass a new competitive examination.

What should civil servants do now?

1. Consult the full text of the resolution in the BOE (BOE-A-2026-9529) to find out the specific positions advertised, their requirements, groups, levels and conditions.
2. Verify if you meet the requirements demanded for any of the advertised positions: body, scale, group, specialty and any other specific requirement indicated in the bases.
3. Prepare the required documentation as established in the resolution: merit history, seniority, training, previous assignments and any other document requested.
4. Submit your application within the deadline set in the call. Deadlines in contests of this type are non-extendable and failure to comply results in automatic exclusion from the process.
5. If you are an HR manager in a body of the AGE, identify which civil servants in your unit could participate and manage in advance the necessary release or compatibility procedures.

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Notice: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional.