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National Head of Education in Prisons (RNE)

Administration Centrale MENJ - MESR · State civil service

En français : Responsable national de l'enseignement en milieu pénitentiaire (RNE)

This job in plain words

The RNE designs and runs the national policy for education in prisons. The job is based in Paris, at the Direction des Métiers of the DGAP, and is vacant from 1 September 2026.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff. The RNE is a senior manager from the national education headteacher or inspector corps. Headteachers must have three years' seniority in post.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Not stated
Experience
Managing adapted school pathways or training; working with learners with special educational needs; central or regional education administration roles.
Contract
Civil servants (titulaires) and contract staff. The post is filled on secondment from the Ministry of National Education (position normale d'activité).

The profile they want:

  • Knowledge of public policy on education in prisons.
  • Knowledge of the prison administration.
  • Excellent writing skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills and team spirit.
  • Autonomy, rigour and responsiveness.
  • Ability to lead and animate a network.

What you would do

  • Design and run national policy on education in prisons.
  • Lead the network of Regional Teaching Units and follow their projects.
  • Coordinate the care of young people held in prison or placed in closed centres.
  • Monitor the programme against illiteracy in prisons.
  • Manage agreements with associations and partner bodies.
  • Design and run training for teachers working in prisons.

How to apply

Send the file through your line management within 3 weeks of the job post being published. Also send it by email, without waiting for the opinions, to the contacts listed in the offer.

Documents to send:

  • Detailed CV
  • Cover letter
  • Latest evaluation report, with opinions from the academic authorities

Good to know:

  • Post vacant from 1 September 2026.
  • Headteachers must have 3 years' seniority in post.
  • Post based in Paris (75019).

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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