Expert Council approves schedule for assessment of central executive bodies
The Expert Council on Functional Review has held its first meeting, chaired by State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Kostiantyn Marievych. The Council was established under a Government resolution on public administration.
The Council includes representatives of the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service (NACS), the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy and Environment, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Digital Transformation, as well as experts from KSE Institute, Advanter Group and Korn Ferry, the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law, and the East Europe Foundation. At its first meeting, it approved the assessment schedule and the list of bodies to be reviewed.
Kostiantyn Marievych said the review of executive bodies will take place in three stages: preparatory (drafting the necessary administrative documents), analytical (interviews and data analysis) and final (drawing up a report with recommendations).
The reviews will be carried out by the bodies themselves. Each will set up a working group to collect the necessary information.
"It is vital to build strong expert teams to conduct the assessment. We expect high-quality research and results from them," the State Secretary stressed.
He added that NACS has been designated to coordinate the process, providing methodological support and consolidating the findings from the data collected. Questionnaires on functions, resources and performance have already been sent to the executive bodies.
The Expert Council will examine the outcomes of the assessment and make recommendations for improving public administration.
The State Secretary said the assessment will take three months and cover almost all central executive bodies. It will look at their functions, performance, staff workload, and human, financial and information resources. The focus will be on how effectively tasks are carried out and what results are achieved, rather than on headcount.
"We have already lowered the cap on the number of deputy ministers and heads of central executive bodies and set a clear maximum for these positions," Kostiantyn Mariievych noted.
He emphasized that the Government aims to build a modern and efficient public administration capable of responding quickly to challenges. Particular attention will be paid to the professional development of civil servants and to attracting veterans and young people to the civil service.
