MAPA Job Competition 2026: deadlines, requirements and how to participate

Key data

If you are a career civil servant of the General State Administration and have been in your current permanent position for at least two years, the 2E-2026 APA competition of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food opens the door for you to change positions. The call, published on 29 September 2026 through a Resolution from the Under-Secretariat, activates a deadline of 15 business days that does not allow delay: the application is exclusively online and requires a valid electronic certificate.

This specific competition covers vacant positions with budgetary allocation, which guarantees that the advertised positions have real economic backing. Additionally, the call incorporates the principle of gender equality in accordance with the IV Equality Plan of the AGE, approved in October 2025.

What does this regulation establish?

The Resolution convenes the specific competition 2E-2026 APA for the provision of vacant job positions with budgetary allocation in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Below are the structural elements of the call:

The competition is of specific type, which means that the advertised positions may have particular profile requirements or specific merits, beyond the general criteria of the ordinary transfer competition. Each position will have its own conditions detailed in the annex of the call published in the BOE.

Economic and operational impact

For the units of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the resolution of this competition has a direct impact on human resources planning:

• Guaranteed budgetary allocation: all advertised positions have budgetary credit, which avoids situations of appointment without economic coverage.
• Internal mobility activated: civil servants who have been in their current position for two years or more can opt to relocate, which may generate cascading vacancies within the organization.
• Mandatory online management: exclusive processing through Portal Funciona eliminates paper management, but requires the civil servant to have a valid electronic certificate before the deadline expires.
• Gender equality integrated: the call applies the IV Equality Plan of the AGE (October 2025), which may involve tie-breaking criteria or positive action measures in the resolution of the competition.

From an operational perspective, the deadline of 15 business days is tight. Counting from 29 September 2026 (without intermediate known national holidays) places the closure approximately in mid-October 2026. HR managers of the affected units must anticipate possible staff departures and plan temporary coverage.

Who does it affect?

• Career civil servants of the AGE who wish to change positions within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
• Civil servants in leave of absence, special services or with suppressed position, who are exempt from the minimum two-year tenure requirement.
• Civil servants in any administrative situation (active, voluntary leave, services in other administrations...), as long as they meet the requirements of the call within the deadline for submitting applications.
• Units and management of MAPA that manage staffing: must anticipate personnel movements resulting from the resolution of the competition.
• Civil servants under final suspension of duties: are expressly excluded from participating.

Practical example

A career civil servant of the General Administrative Body assigned to a unit of the Ministry of Agriculture for three years wants to apply for a vacant position advertised in the 2E-2026 APA competition.

By meeting the requirement of minimum two-year tenure in their current permanent position, they can participate. They must access Portal Funciona with their electronic certificate, locate the positions advertised in the 2E-2026 APA competition, complete the online application and submit it within the 15 business days counted from 29 September 2026.

If, on the other hand, that same civil servant had only 18 months in their current position, they could not participate unless they were in one of the exempt situations: leave of absence, special services or suppression of their position.

What should civil servants do now?

1. Verify your own administrative situation: confirm that you are not under final suspension of duties, the only express cause for exclusion.
2. Check seniority in the current position: accredit at least two years in the current permanent position on the date of deadline closure, or identify if you are in one of the exempt situations (leave of absence, special services, suppressed position).
3. Review your electronic certificate: ensure it is valid before submitting the application, as Portal Funciona requires it for processing.
4. Consult the annex of advertised positions: identify the vacant positions of the 2E-2026 APA competition that fit your profile and requirements, available in the resolution published in the BOE.
5. Submit the application online: access Portal Funciona with your electronic certificate and complete the application within 15 business days from 29 September 2026.
6. HR managers: anticipate possible vacancies resulting from the resolution of the competition and plan provisional coverage to avoid compromising the operations of the affected units.

Official source

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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. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-20168