Name of client:
Origin of funding:
Project value:
Name of partners:
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Presidential Administration, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade,
Ministry of Health and Social Development, Ministry of Agriculture
Department of International Development (DFID), UK Government
£ 3.200.000
OPM (contractor), FBK (Russia)
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Services provided:
- Provision
of project director, key experts and short-term experts
- Policy
advice and assistance in legislative drafting
- Structural
and functional reviews for selected government bodies (ministries,agencies,
services)
- Provision
of comparative studies of international best practice in selected topics
- Assistance
with the introduction of performance
budgeting and performance management in ministries, agencies
and regional adminsitrations
- Recommendations
to improve HRM policies,
grading systems and civil service
employment practices
- Pilot
projects to illustrate operational best
practice
- Workshops,
master classes and conferences
- Study
tours to Western European countries.
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Description of project
A major, three-year project designed to assist the Government of the Russian Federation in improving the operational efficiency and effectiveness of its public administration and civil service by developing and implementing reform programmes and initiatives.
The project is organised in three components:
- Organisational
design - improving the performance, transparency and
 accountability of Russia's
public administration by rationalising the system of federal executive bodies
and
streamlining management processes.
- Human resource management -
improving public service performance
by developing a merit-based HRM
policy, an ethical and service-oriented culture and performance-related pay.
- Financial management - enhancing the efficiency and
effectiveness of public
expenditure by modernising
service planning and budgeting, financialmanagement,
accounting and control systems, and processes andprocedures.
Outputs include written and oral presentations, study tours, seminars and
workshops. Personnel audit, performance budgeting and management, HR
organisations with functional and personnel aspects have all been introduced
to Ministries, agencies, and pilot regions.
Support to MEDT, involves support and preparation for the new budget process,
value for money, change management as well as work in pilot ministries and
regions.
Support to MHSD includes performance assessment (criteria, processes,
methods) and civil service pay and benefits.
Support to the Government Commission on Administrative Reform included a draft
regulation on Regulatory Impact Assessment mandatory for all executive
bodies.
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