1. Civil Service Reform Agenda of Georgia Dr. Catherine Kardava Director, Civil Service Bureau of Georgia Conference on Civil Service Professionalisation in the European Eastern Neighbourhood 4-5 November, 2014

2. 10 Categories for Approaching a Civil Service Reform 1.Definition of Civil Service 2.Scope of Civil Service 3.Central System for Management 4.Entry into the Civil Service System 5.System of Classification 6.System of Remuneration 7.Management of Civil Servants 8.Rights and Duties of Civil Servants 9.Training and Professional Development 10.Gender Equity in Civil Service

3. Category 1 Definition of Civil Service Recommendation is that the staff of three levels of the government – executive (including local government), legislative and judiciary will be defined as civil servants. With the exception of political public officials and judges. As well as specifically determined legal entities of public law.

4. Category 2 Persons Employed in the Civil Service  Civil servants (professional )  Temporary administrative agreement employee  Support staff (contractual basis)

5. Category 3 Central System for Management of Civil Service Restructured, strong and multi functional Civil Service Bureau and the Civil Service Council under the Prime Minister.

6. Category 4 Entry into the Civil Service System  transparent and fair competitions through WWW.HR.GOV.GE WWW.HR.GOV.GE  certification for candidates who desire to become civil servants

7. Category 5 System of Classification of Civil Servants Introduces criteria that govern the entire structure of civil service positions:  four ranks and three classes of civil servants linked to remuneration.  Achieved on the basis of the functional analysis of the institution.

8. Category 6 System of Remuneration Recommendation is to conduct more in-depth elaboration and research of remuneration that will be based on classification matrixes; Issues concerning baseline salaries, bonuses and supplements should be regulated.

9. Category 7 Management of Civil Service Human resource management, including appraisal, benefits, transfer, promotion, retirement planning; Attestation replaced by annual appraisal of civil servants;

10. Category 8 Rights and Duties of Civil Servants Recommendation is for the law to spell out duties, responsibilities and rights, disciplinary measures and processes as means of protecting rights of the civil servants. Recommendation is to introduce a Code of Ethics.

11. Category 9 Training and Professional Development Civil Service Bureau will be responsible for the quality of trainings and control over trainings delivered for the Civil Servants, while the service will be provided by private organizations. Trainings for very senior civil staff will be provided by a Government run institution.

12. Category 10 Gender Equity in Civil Service Recommendation is for introducing legal provisions enhancing equal opportunities and appointing gender focal points in each institution of the Government of Georgia.

13. Thank you for Attention! E-mail: ekardava@csb.gov.geekardava@csb.gov.ge www.csb.gov.ge Thank You for Your Attention!