On April 17, 2024, selection meetingof Twinning project proposals from the European Union Member States that have expressed a desire to become partners of the State Service for Maritime, Inland Waterway Transport and Shipping of Ukraine (hereinafter - Shipping Administration) in the implementation of the Twinning project “Institutional Support to the State Service for Maritime, Inland Waterway Transport and Shipping of Ukraine in the Implementation of the EU Acquis, Norms and Standards on Maritime Safety” took place in the hybrid format.

The aim of the project is to ensure the implementation of Ukraine's international obligations in the field of port state, flag state and coastal state control, maritime education, and protection of human life at sea.

The opening remarks were delivered by Tiina Hakkari, Finance and Contracts Assistant of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, who welcomed the participants and introduced the agenda.

In turn, potential partners from the consortium of countries consisting of Spain, Germany and Poland presented the experience of sea and river transport functioning in the countries they represent and submitted proposals for future cooperation within the framework of the Twinning project to the evaluation committee. In addition, the potential project leader introduced the team, outlining the experience of each of its members. 

At the same time, potential partners from a consortium of countries consisting of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia expressed their support for Ukraine and presented their experience in the field of water transport regulation and management, focusing on the institutions that regulate issues in the relevant field. Meanwhile, the representatives of the countries noted the significant potential of the team members, presenting their main achievements.

In addition, representatives of the European Union Member State Italy, as potential partners, emphasized the importance of partnership with Ukraine within the Twinning project and submitted proposals for possible cooperation. The potential project leader also presented team members with significant experience in the field of maritime and river transport regulation and expert support under the Twinning and TAIEX instruments.

The meeting was attended by potential project leaders and RTA from the mentioned countries, representatives of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, Shipping Administration and other stakeholders.

On behalf of the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union Olena Honcharuk, Head of Projects Management Unit took part in the meeting.

For reference: according to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ukraine “On Approval of the Procedure for Initiation, Preparation and Implementation of the Twinning Projects” as of 11 October, 2016 No 700 the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service coordinates the implementation of the institution building instrument of the European Union Twinning in Ukraine. Furthermore, in accordance with relevant legal acts the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service is the coordinator of institution building instrument TAIEX implementation in Ukraine. In order to provide effective coordination of Twinning and TAIEX the Twinning Program Administration Office in Ukraine was established, its functions are performed by the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union.

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• ОБҐРУНТУВАННЯ ТЕХНІЧНИХ ТА ЯКІСНИХ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИК ПРЕДМЕТА ЗАКУПІВЛІ, РОЗМІРУ БЮДЖЕТНОГО ПРИЗНАЧЕННЯ, ОЧІКУВАНОЇ ВАРТОСТІ ПРЕДМЕТА ЗАКУПІВЛІ

On March 15, 2024 a working meeting between representatives of the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union and representatives of the GIZ project, the SIGMA Programme and the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) was held online to discuss areas of cooperation within the framework of new project “Towards a sustainable Quality Management Approach in the Eastern Partnership countries”.

Maryna Kanavets, Director of the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union, presented the experience of implementing the quality management system (Common Assessment Framework, CAF) in Ukraine and outlined the main areas of work for the further development of the quality management system.

Based on the results of the meeting, the parties discussed opportunities for cooperation and determined future directions of support aimed at developing the institutional capacity of the Ukrainian National CAF Resource Center/ Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union.

For reference: a joint project of GIZ and the OECD/SIGMA Programme “Towards a sustainable Quality Management Approach in the Eastern Partnership countries” is designed to encourage significant engagement in advancing public administration reforms within the EaP countries through the strategic implementation of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF). The CAF serves as an effective quality management model, which can boost and facilitate the implementation of public administration reform (PAR) priorities in Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries. 

In order to develop a sustainable quality management strategy for the five countries in the Eastern Partnership Region a number of activities are planned in 3 stages:

1. Building the foundations for a sustainable quality management approach by partnering in excellence.

2. Elevating excellence by raising awareness and first steps in CAF and its use towards sustainable success.

3. Piloting excellence & the shaping future: Piloting CAF in EaP countries.

On March 07, 2024, a working meeting between representatives of the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union and the Japan International Cooperation Agency was held online to discuss cooperation in the framework of professional training of civil servants in the long term.

During the meeting, the parties discussed opportunities for cooperation in training civil servants as part of the JDS long-term training program. JDS students accepted under the program will be able to acquire expert knowledge, conduct research and establish connections at universities in Japan.

In the context of future cooperation, the Japanese side expressed interest in providing assistance in view of its experience in applying best practices in the civil service. In particular, the partners presented a simplified form of the JDS program aimed at supporting the development of human resources in the civil service.

In her turn, Maryna Kanavets, Director of the Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union, presented the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of September 15, 2023 No. 990 “Some issues of organisation of vocational training abroad for civil servants and local self-government officials’’, which defines the conditions for the organisation and completion of vocational training by civil servants/local self-government officials in educational institutions, other institutions and organisations abroad.

The meeting resulted in the discussion of further areas of cooperation aimed at strengthening the process of organising training and professional development of civil servants through international technical assistance and other forms of international cooperation.

Nataliia Aliushyna, Head of the NAUCS, presented a public report on the Agency’s activities in 2023. The event was attended by members of the NAUCS board and the Public Council under the NAUCS, as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations, expert and the media. Nataliia Aliushyna spoke about the achievements of the NAUCS over the past year and outlined the priorities for 2024.

“This second year of full-scale war has become a time of institutional sustainability of the state and our public service. We resisted. Maintained control of the country despite the daily challenges of wartime. To defeat the enemy, we must become stronger. For this, we need systemic changes. They consist of a systematic transformation of the state’s administrative apparatus. This transformation consists of individual steps that outlined the reform strategy.  We trained civil servants in English, launched a recovery reserve, supported landmark documents, increased the educational weight of our High School of Public Governance, and implemented our points of the government’s remuneration reform. All of this is our investment in the institutional strength of the state. In good governance, in professional civil service, motivated personnel, in a strong, fair and attractive country. These and other factors bring us closer to the Victory, economic recovery and accession to the European Union”, the Head of the NAUCS noted at the beginning of her speech.  

According to her, the achievements in 2023 were slightly different than in a previous year. Among the main results of the NAUCS’ work, she noted the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the Law “On Service in Local Self-Government Bodies”, which defines the legal and organizational principles of public, professional, politically impartial service in local self-government bodies; approval in the first reading as a basis of the draft law on the introduction of unified approaches to remuneration of civil servants based on the job classification; development and scaling of the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) and the Eng4PublicService project; the formation of a personnel reserve for the recovery of the de-occupied territories; achievements in the field of professional training of public servants in Ukraine and abroad; strengthening of the High School of Public Governance, etc.

During 2023, the NAUCS also developed the human resources management service of government authorities, provided them with methodological support, worked on the formation of an organizational culture of the civil service, protected the rights of citizens to access the civil service, introduced result-based management tool in the civil service, etc.

The Head of the NAUCS paid special attention to the civil service remuneration system reform. According to her, the reform should ensure fairness and increase the state’s competitiveness in the labor market. It is about the introduction of unified approaches to remuneration based on job classification.

"We are strengthening the weight of the official salary, eliminating the conditions for charging unjustified additional payments, and reducing the disparities in the salaries of civil servants of different categories of positions," Nataliia Aliushyna said.

She emphasized that the NAUCS experts have developed the Catalog of Typical Civil Service Positions and the Algorithm for Classification of Civil Service Positions under Martial Law. Within the framework of the classification, the NAUCS provided advisory and methodological support, checked and approved the results. Positions of all government authorities were classified.

Nataliia Aliushyna expressed her gratitude to the NAUCS team and all partners who supported the implementation of the Agency's initiatives.

Among the priorities of the NAUCS for 2024, the Head of the Agency noted several points:

• Support in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the draft Law “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Civil Service” to improve the procedure for entering, passing and terminating civil service (No.6496).
• Support of the draft Law “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Civil Service” on the introduction of unified approaches to remuneration of civil servants based on the job classification (8222).
• Ensure preparation for the introduction of the civil service remuneration system based on the classification of civil service positions and the introduction of a grading system starting in 2025.
• Introduction of the Roadmap for the implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On Service in Local Self-Government Bodies";
• Developing the functionality of the Human Resources Management Information System (HRMIS) in government authorities and its further implementation in ministries, central executive bodies and other government authorities.
• Strengthening the policy of professional development of local self-government officials.

Development of a professional standard "Manager of the Executive Office (Committee)" as part of the implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On Service in Local Self-Government Bodies". 

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• Канавець Марина Володимирівна 

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