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Director of prison services in a prison facility
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 (titulaires) and contract staff (contractuels). The post is subject to the special statute of prison administration civil servants.
Category: Category A+ (senior management)
Diploma: Bachelor's degree (licence) or equivalent (level 6)
The profile they look for:
- Knowledge of criminal law and prison law
- Writing and organisational skills
- Teamwork and respect for people
- Initiative, loyalty and transparency
- High availability, especially during incidents
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No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.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. A contact person is listed in the offer.
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:
- Management on-call duty and high availability, especially during incidents
- Management post supervising staff
- Post not subject to a national defence secrecy clearance
- Post may become vacant from 1 September 2026
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