Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Independent Directorate of Local Governance

Islamic Republic of AfghanistanIndependent Directorate of Local Governance

Evaluation of Human Resources in the Provinces

and Districts

Presentation

July 2009

PRESENTATION CONTENT

• Overview• HR Analysis by Province• Discussion

342

4,098

4,440

131

1,9342,065

Central Provincial Total

Total

PRR completed

IDLG’s total Taskheel contains about 4,500 positions- almost half of those have gone through the Priority Reform & Restructuring process

IDLG TASHKEEL: OVERVIEW

Vacancy rates in the provinces range from under 8% in the case of Kunar to over 85% in the case of Zabul

PROVINCIAL VACANCY RATES (PERCENTAGE)

Kunar has only 9 unfilled positions compared to 125 filled positions, while Zabul has 14 filled positions and 96 unfilled positions

PROVINCIAL HR: FILLED POSITIONS AND VACANCIES

Vacan

cy

Filled

Positi

on

The most commonly-cited reason for unfilled vacancies is a lack of qualified candidates, followed by low salary scales and then security

REASONS CITED FOR UNFILLED POSITIONS (%)



In Uruzgan, there are 69 vacancies out of a Tashkeel of 86, and only 8 merit-based appointments have been completed

HR STATUS: URUZGAN PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 86

In Zabul, from a Tashkeel of 110, there are 96 vacancies, and only 11 merit-based appointments have been completed

HR STATUS: ZABUL PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 110

Paktika has a Tashkeel of 158, with only 30 positions filled- 19 of them by means of merit-based appointment

HR STATUS: PAKTIKA PGO & DGOs


Nuristan has 69 vacancies out of a Tashkeel of 92, and has completed only 9 merit-based appointments

HR STATUS: NURISTAN PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 92

Kandahar has 100 vacancies in its Tashkeel of 154, and has completed 17 merit-based appointments

HR STATUS: KANDAHAR PGO & DGOs


Faryab has a Tashkeel of 143, and of these 143 positions only 54 have been filled- the other 89 are vacant

HR STATUS: FARYAB PGO & DGOs


Helmand has a Tashkeel of 129- 70 of these positions are vacant, and 45 are filled by staff who have not been hired by the merit-based appointment system

HR STATUS: HELMAND PGO & DGOs


Farah has 59 vacancies in its Tashkeel of 114, and has completed only 12 merit-based appointments.

HR STATUS: FARAH PGO & DGOs


Ghazni has a Tashkeel of 167, and still has 84 vacancies- but it has been able to complete 20 merit-based appointments

HR STATUS: GHAZNI PGO & DGOs


Sar-E-Pul has somewhat less than 50% of its positions vacant, but only 8 out of 48 appointments are merit-based

HR STATUS: SAR-E-PUL PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 87

Badghis has 38 vacancies in its Tashkeel of 87, but only 8 out of the 49 filled positions were appointed through the merit-based process

HR STATUS: BADGHIS PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 87

In its Tashkeel of 80, Nimroz has 34 vacancies and 36 filled positions- only 6 of the filled positions went through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: NIMROZ PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 80

There are 124 positions in Paktia’s Tashkeel- 72 positions are filled, but only 12 of these positions were filled through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: PAKTIA PGO & DGOs


Herat has a Tashkeel of 157, with 60 vacancies and 97 filled positions- 17 of these were filled through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: HERAT PGO & DGOs


Baghlan’s Tashkeel has 140 poisitions, and only 47 vacancies- most of the positions that were filled did not go through the merit-based system, however

HR STATUS: BAGHLAN PGO & DGOs


Wardak has a comparatively low 33 vacancies in its Tashkeel of 100, but 57 out of 67 appointments were not merit-based

HR STATUS: WARDAK PGO & DGOs


In Parwan, there are only 33 vacancies out of a Tashkeel of 111, but just 11 of the filled positions were completed through the merit-based appointment process

HR STATUS: PARWAN PGO & DGOs


Panjshir has a Tashkeel of 87, with only 27 vacant positions. 8 of the filled positions were completed through merit-based appointment.

HR STATUS: PANJSHIR PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 87

Kabul Province has filled 104 of its 150 positions, but only 16 of these positions were completed through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: KABUL PGO & DGOs


Bamyan has filled 61 of its 88 positions, but only 8 of these appointments were completed through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: BAMYAN PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 88

Out of its Tashkeel of 226, Badakshan has only 64 vacancies but 133 of the positions were not completed through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: BADAKSHAN PGO & DGOs


Kapisa has a Tashkeel of 94 positions, with 26 vacancies. Of the 68 filled positions, 8 were completed through the merit-based system.

HR STATUS: KAPISA PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 94

Ghor has 145 positions in its Tashkeel, and of these positions only 39 are not filled. Of the filled positions, 11 were completed through the merit-based system.

HR STATUS: GHOR PGO & DGOs


Laghman has a Tashkeel of 75, of which 55 positions are filled. 6 of the filled positions were completed through the merit-based system.

HR STATUS: LAGHMAN PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 75

Khost has a Tashkeel of 123 positions, and of these a comparatively small portion are unfilled

HR STATUS: KHOST PGO & DGOs


Kunduz has 23 vacancies in its Tashkeel of 101, but 70 out of its 78 filled positions were not completed through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: KUNDUZ PGO & DGOs


Daikundi has a Tashkeel of 94, and of this number only 21 vacancies- however, only 10 out of 73 positions were filled through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: DAIKUNDI PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 94

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 88

Samangan has just 17 vacancies in its Tashkeel of 88 positions, but only 8 of its 71 positions were filled through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: SAMANGAN PGO & DGOs

Nangahar has a particularly low proportion of vacant positions- just 29 in its Tashkeel of 193

HR STATUS: NANGAHAR PGO & DGOs


Logar has a Tashkeel of 86 positions, of which only 12 are vacant. It has completed 8 merit-based appointments.

HR STATUS: LOGAR PGO & DGOs

TOTAL TASHKEEL = 86

Balkh has a particularly low number of unfilled positions- only 18 out of its Tashkeel of 164. However, its appointments are still mostly not through the merit-based system.

HR STATUS: BALKH PGO & DGOs


Takhar has only 17 vacancies in its Tashkeel of 151, but 116 of its 134 filled positions were not completed through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: TAKHAR PGO & DGOs


Jawzjan has filled 106 of the 115 positions in its Tashkeel, but only 12 of these positions were completed through the merit-based system

HR STATUS: JAWZJAN PGO & DGOs


Kunar has only 9 vacancies out of a Tashkeel of 134. Only 16 of the filled positions, however, were completed through the merit-based system .

HR STATUS: KUNAR PGO & DGOs




Kunar has only 9 vacancies out of a Tashkeel of 134. Only 16 of the filled positions, however, were completed through the merit-based system .

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

Recruitment Process in Civil

Service Law

Incentives for Provincial

Recruitment

• Many provinces are not able to attract qualified staff, especially in insecure provinces

• What incentives can we provide to attract good staff? How can we make sure that these incentives are sustainable and affordable?

• The Civil Service Law stipulates a process and strict qualification standards for all recruitments, including ones in the provinces and districts

• Should we consider revising the civil service law?

- If so, can we do this without risking diluting our standards too much, and how can we provide interim improvements until the law is revised?

- If not, how can we solve the basic problem of lack of qualified candidates?

Progress of Public Administration

Reform

• PAR is an important activity, but we see very low numbers of merit-based appointments in the provinces; Implementation of Pay & Grading is very challenging

• What steps should IDLG and the Civil Service Commission take to accelerate this process?

Thank You

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