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Deputy chief of staff
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 agents. The job requires a national defence secrecy clearance at the very secret level.
Category: Category A (executive)
Experience: Experience in prison intelligence or the intelligence community is welcome but not required.
The profile they look for:
- Knowledge of prison facilities, SPIP offices and prison rules.
- Very good writing skills and ability to summarise.
- Good command of standard office software.
- Very good people skills and team spirit.
- Professional discretion, loyalty and diplomacy.
- Good organisation, adaptability and autonomy.
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No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.
Apply by email with your CV and cover letter. The offer is on the official Choisir le Service Public website.
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 possible.
- A very secret clearance is mandatory to keep the job.
- Irregular hours and trips to prison facilities may be needed.
- The job may be vacant from 1 December 2026, according to the offer.
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