Civil Service Reform Agenda ofGeorgia
Dr. Catherine Kardava
Director, Civil Service Bureau of Georgia
Conference on Civil Service Professionalisation in
the European Eastern Neighbourhood
4-5 November, 2014
10 Categories for Approachinga 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
Category 1Definition of Civil Service
Recommendation is that the staff of threelevels of the government – executive(including local government), legislative andjudiciary will be defined as civil servants.
With the exception of political publicofficials and judges. As well as specificallydetermined legal entities of public law.
Category 2 Persons Employed in the CivilService
Civil servants (professional )
Temporary administrative agreement employee
Support staff (contractual basis)
Category 3Central System for Managementof Civil Service
Restructured, strong and multi functional CivilService Bureau and the Civil Service Councilunder the Prime Minister.
Category 4Entry into the Civil Service System
certification for candidates who desire tobecome civil servants
Category 5System of Classification of CivilServants
Introduces criteria that govern the entire structure ofcivil service positions:
four ranks and three classes of civil servants linkedto remuneration.
Achieved on the basis of the functional analysis ofthe institution.
Category 6System of Remuneration
Recommendation is to conduct more in-depthelaboration and research of remuneration thatwill be based on classification matrixes;
Issues concerning baseline salaries, bonuses andsupplements should be regulated.
Category 7 Management of Civil Service
Human resource management, includingappraisal, benefits, transfer, promotion, retirementplanning;
Attestation replaced by annual appraisal of civilservants;
Category 8 Rights and Duties of Civil Servants
Recommendation is for the law to spell out duties,responsibilities and rights, disciplinary measuresand processes as means of protecting rights of thecivil servants. Recommendation is to introduce aCode of Ethics.
Category 9 Training and ProfessionalDevelopment
Civil Service Bureau will be responsible for thequality of trainings and control over trainingsdelivered for the Civil Servants, while the servicewill be provided by private organizations.Trainings for very senior civil staff will beprovided by a Government run institution.
Category 10Gender Equity in Civil Service
Recommendation is for introducing legalprovisions enhancing equal opportunitiesand appointing gender focal points in eachinstitution of the Government of Georgia.
