The Ministry of Culture is accelerating on the front of strengthening its workforce with a recruitment plan that includes more than 2,700 new staff by the end of 2025. The new hires were authorized following a dpcm adopted by the Minister of Public Administration, Paolo Zangrillo, in consultation with the Minister of Economy and Finance, Giancarlo Giorgetti. The dpcm is currently under consideration by the Mef and authorizes the recruitment and permanent hiring of 9,300 personnel destined for 33 administrations, with a total cost of about 300 million euros.
For the MiC, the program is on two levels. On the one hand, an immediate expansion is planned with the entry of 550 new units, distributed among 300 assistants and 250 officials. These initial intakes will make it possible to respond to the administration’s most urgent needs, reinforcing available skills and ensuring a constant presence in the main places of culture. In parallel, the Ministry has announced a further strengthening plan that will lead to the permanent recruitment of 2,200 additional staff. A national call for applications will be published by fall 2025 for these posts, which will be one of the most significant on the cultural sector civil service front in recent years.
The call for applications will go into detail about the profiles required, with a breakdown that aims to specifically address the Ministry’s operational needs. 1,800 hires are planned for the category of assistants: 1,500 of them will be assigned to supervisory activities, while 300 will be employed in technical roles to support the management and preservation of facilities. On the civil servants’ front, however, 400 positions will be put up for advertisement, of which 300 will be dedicated to librarians and 100 to architects, figures central to the protection of library heritage and the design and maintenance of architectural spaces.
The choice of profiles reflects the concrete needs of the Italian cultural system. Librarians will be tasked with strengthening the network of state libraries, which are often at the center of innovation processes related to digitization and enhancement of collections. Architects, on the other hand, will be called upon to intervene on historic buildings and museum facilities, ensuring restoration and adaptation projects that respect the criteria of preservation and at the same time meet contemporary needs for accessibility and sustainability.
The expected impact should be on the administrative aspect only, but also on the quality of public enjoyment. With more dedicated supervisory staff, museums and archaeological sites will be able to offer a safer and more orderly visitor experience. The input of librarians and architects, on the other hand, will help enrich available skills and enhance the capacity for planning and innovation in the cultural sphere.
“This is,” the MiC explains, “a fundamental step to ensure the strengthening of skills and a more widespread presence in cultural venues, for the benefit of citizens and territories.”
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