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Deputy regional director of the prison services in Paris (group 3)
Direction de l'administration pénitentiaire - DISP PARIS · Île-de-France · no closing date given
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Open to civil servants and contract staff. People who are not civil servants take an ethics training module; a compatibility check applies if they worked in the private sector in the last three years.
Category: Category A+ (senior management)
Diploma: Bachelor's degree (licence) or equivalent (level 6)
Experience: Experience in management, crisis management and administrative steering. Several commands in a prison are valued.
The profile they look for:
- Strong management skills and proven ability to lead.
- Skills in crisis management and administrative steering.
- Knowledge of prison law and budget and finance rules.
- Solid experience in property, budget and human resources management.
- Good listening and communication skills, and strong ability to adapt.
2 Résumé and cover letter
A one- or two-page résumé and a short cover letter that takes up the duties of the offer with your examples. If you are a civil servant, you are often asked for your latest status decision (arrêté) and your latest annual review reports.
3 Apply
No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.
Send your application by email to the two recruitment addresses listed on the official offer. No other method is accepted.
4 Interview and answer
If your application is shortlisted, the employer contacts you for an interview, often with two or three people. Prepare: why this job, your experience close to the duties, and your questions.
Good to know:
- Remote work is not possible.
- High availability required to keep the prison public service running.
- Duty rotas for management and regular travel to prisons.
- Management role; vacant from 1 October 2026.
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