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Prison services director in a prison facility
Direction de l'administration pénitentiaire - DISP PARIS · Île-de-France · no closing date given

  1. 1 Check the conditions
  2. 2 Résumé and cover letter
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Interview and answer

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1 Check the conditions You are here

Open to civil servants and to contract agents.

Open to non-civil servants

Category: Category A+ (senior management)

Diploma: Bachelor's degree (licence) or equivalent (level 6)

The profile they look for:

  • Good knowledge of and respect for laws and regulations.
  • Leadership skills and supervision of teams.
  • Project management and organisational skills.
  • Good communication and social dialogue skills.
  • Rigour, responsiveness and loyalty.
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No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.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, as stated on the official offer on Choisir le Service Public.

See the official offer and apply ↗
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:

  • On-call duties (astreintes) at the prison.
  • No security clearance for national defence secrets required.
  • IFSE group 3B.
  • Post may be vacant from 1 September 2026.

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