April 2004 - December 2006
Russia, Presidential Administration
Civil Service Reform (Administrative Reform II)
Name of client:
Presidential Administration
Origin of funding:
European Commission, EuropeAid
Project value:
€ 4.000.000
Name of partners:

Ecole Nationale D'Administration, Ramboll Management, FBK (Russia)
  Description of project:
A major technical assistance project to support comprehensive public administration reform in Russia. This project will contribute to the creation of a professional, accountable and ethical civil service by assisting the Presidential Administration to improve civil service policy and management and develop programmes for the (re-)training of civil servants. 
Service provided:
Project management and leadership of the consortium
Policy advice and assistance in
legislative drafting
Development of recommendations to
strengthen HR management structures
in state executive bodies
Development of models, guidelines and draft regulations for implementing civil service reform
Organisation of conferences,
workshops and seminars
Training 500 federal and regional civil
servants
Development of material for five
training modules
(Re-) training 100 federal and regional
trainers
Development of distance learning
approaches and techniques
Organisation of 12 one-week study
tours for 120 civil servants, high-level
officials, trainers and local experts
Pilot applications in ministries &
regions
Development of distance learning
approaches and techniques
     The project is organised in three components:
Best practice in HRM - to improve
human resource policy and
management in the civil service,
including the development of new
legislation and regulations regarding
the classification, compensation and
ethics of civil servants.
Training - to enhance the professional
skills of civil servants in applying
modern HRM practices by developing a relevant and up-to-date training
modules for civil servants and trainers in co-operation with Russian training
institutes
Pilot applications - to implement new
HR management approaches and
policies (such as job descriptions and
performance management) in key
ministries and selected regions
(including Veliki Novgorod, Astrakhan
and Tver) Results achieved
Comparative studies, draft laws and
regulations, models, guidelines and
methodologies developed by 20 core
groups, on topics including human
resource management, functional
analysis, performance management,
performance budgeting, compensation
of civil servants, management of the
civil service and conflicts of interest in
the civil service
Development and implementation of
performance budgeting and
management system with regional
administrations in Astrakhan and Tver
Development and implementation of
job descriptions across Moscow
regional administration
Development and implementation of
new civil service management system
in Veliki Novgorod
Conferences, workshops and seminars
at federal and regional levels
15 study tours organised to 9 EU
countries for 110 participants
Materials for five training distributed to
regional training institutes
506 federal and regional civil servants
trained in civil service reform topics
including functional analysis,
performance management, human
resource management and ethics
77 federal and regional trainers trained
in five new training modules
30 federal and regional trainers trained
in distance learning techniques.

At the request of the Presidential Administration, the project has published a textbook on civil service reform in the Russian Federation, summarising progress to date in key areas, options for development based on EU best practice and examples of implementation in the RF regions. It also includes a preface by the Head of the EC Delegation, introductory and concluding chapters by the Presidential Administration and a Glossary of Technical Terms in Civil Service Reform.