1. DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AT THE STATE AUDIT OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA State Audit Office of the Republic of Latvia Skanstes 13, Riga LV-1013 Telephone: +371 7017500 Fax: +371 7017673 E-mail: lrvk@lrvk.gov.lv Home page: http://www.lrvk.gov.lv Inguna Sudraba Auditor General September 2007

2. 2 Strategic Development Plan 2006 - 2009 Priorities:  Strengthening the role of the State Audit Office as an external auditor  Ensuring the sustainable development of State Audit Office  Planning and management of the State Audit Office resources

3. 3 Human Resources Strategic Development Plan 2006-2009 Planning and management of human resources Facilitating the Professional Development of Employees

4. 4 Planning and management of Human Resources  Regulatory enactments and procedures  SAO structure and amount of employees  Employees’ recruitment and motivation policy  Work environment and safety

5. 5 Provision of SAO with appropriate employees (I) Principles:  appropriate competence  timeliness  objectivity  quality  transparency and preciseness  unified demands, criteria, standards  publicity and accessibility of information Process:  Objective and qualitative employees’ recruitment process

6. 6 Provision of SAO with appropriate employees (II) Objective and qualitative employees’ recruitment process:  Identification of required staff vacancies  Developed or specified demands concerning: –position qualification –job description –criteria of position evaluation (competences)  Application of candidates, attestation process  Hiring of the selected candidate

7. 7 Employees’ probationary period organization (I) Objective:  To ensure the successful start of new employees’ work  To duly evaluate their conformity to the position Principles:  Training  Support

8. 8 Employees’ probationary period organization (II) Process: NEW EMPLOYEE Mentor Support and advice AMADD Audit performance training Direct manager Introduces to the direct professional responsibilities Personnel Division Organizes an introductory course

9. 9 Facilitating the professional development of employees  Economical background and availability of resources  Development of trainings and career  Remuneration, competences and work performance  Rotation, adaptation, promotion of employees  Communication and adaptation in working environment

10. 10 Employee's individual tasks (I) Objective: To define each employee’s individual contribution to ensure the fulfilment of:  Objectives of SAO Strategic Development Plan  Tasks set for each Structural Unit

11. 11 Employee's individual tasks (II)

12. 12 Assessment of employees’ work performance (I) Objective:  To evaluate existing employee’s competences  To promote and develop new competences

13. 13  education  professional experience  professional competence and intellectual effort  communication skills  work planning and organization  personal qualities  creative approach and strategic thinking  managerial skills Assessment criterias: Assessment of employees’ work performance (II)

14. 14 Assessment of employees’ work performance (III) Aim To motivate the employee to improve his/her work quality Assessment during the year Final assessment Result: 1. Employees’ work is assessed according to unified principles 2. A possibility to identify the necessary employee at proper place 3. Training needs are identified

15. 15 Assessment of employees’ work performance (IV) 2006 A – 22% B – 39% C – 22% D – 17% 2007 A– 43% B – 34% C – 10% D – 13%

16. 16 Training of employees (I) Objective To improve:  Work quality and efficiency  Personnel professionalism  Employees’ motivation  Rational utilization of resources

17. 17 Training of employees (II) Principles:  Systematic planning of training  Topicality and relevance  Training validity  Purposefulness  Availability of necessary training  Individual approach  Culture of organization promoting personnel development  Education of new employees  Active support of direct managers and structural unit heads  Employees’ support and collaboration  Feedback providing

18. 18 3. Training plan 1.Identification of training needs 5.Evaluation of training efficiency 4. Training plan implementation 2.Development of training programmes 6.Training plan implementation review Training of employees (III)

19. 19 Thank you for attention! The State Audit Office of the Republic of Latvia Phone: +371 7017500 Fax: +371 7017673 E-mail: lrvk@lrvk.gov.lv