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Internal inspector for prisons (contrôleur·se interne en établissement pénitentiaire)
Ministère de la Justice · Île-de-France · no closing date given
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff can apply. Experience as a prison governor is required.
Category: Category A+ (senior management)
Experience: Experience as a prison governor (required)
The profile they look for:
- Expert knowledge of prison regulations
- Good knowledge of how prisons work
- Good skills in investigation, inspection and audit techniques
- Expert skills in writing reports and notes
- Ability to assess a procedure, action or result
- Good people skills, active listening and discretion
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No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.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, following the instructions in the offer on Choisir le Service Public.
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 for part of the work
- Job requires a national defence secrecy clearance
- Many trips, often by public transport
- The inspector must have their own good internet connection, a printer and a scanner
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