Public Service and Human Resource Management
Merit-based recruitment and dismissal of senior civil servants

Merit-based recruitment and dismissal of senior civil servants

This indicator measures the extent to which the legal framework and the organisation of recruitment and tenure conditions of the senior civil service support a professional senior management, free from undue political influence in access or termination of employment in senior civil service positions. This indicator relates to all competitions for senior positions, both external and internal.

Merit recruitment/dismissal of top civil servants - at a glance

Average indicator values are presented for each area and country. Click on the rows and columns to sort the table by highest value, or “show progress” to include trends over time.
ALB XKV MNE MKD SRB UKR AVG
Legal scope of senior civil service
100
100
66.67
33.33
66.67
66.67
73.33
Legal protection of merit recruitment
100
100
80
13.33
60
66.67
70.67
Recruitment procedures
66.67
16.67
44.44
0
55.56
27.78
36.67
Objective termination
100
100
0
0
100
0
60
Rights during demotion
50
100
50
50
50
0
60
Eligible candidates per senior vacancy
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recruitment effectiveness - senior positions (%)
0
100
100
0
25
0
45
Women in senior positions (%)
100
0
100
100
100
50
80
Stability in senior civil service (%)
0
0
0
25
50
0
15
Dismissals confirmed by court (%)
0
0
100
0
0
50
20
Compliance with court decisions (%)
0
0
100
0
100
100
40

Compare performance

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Western Balkans
Highest Value
2017

Albania, 2021

Legal scope of senior civil service Legal protection of merit recruitment Recruitment procedures Objective termination Rights during demotion Eligible candidates per senior vacancy Recruitment effectiveness - senior positions (%) Women in senior positions (%) Stability in senior civil service (%) Dismissals confirmed by court (%) Compliance with court decisions (%)

Most significant change

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Albania from 2017 to 2021

Legal protection of merit recruitment Recruitment procedures Rights during demotion Recruitment effectiveness - senior positions (%) Stability in senior civil service (%) Compliance with court decisions (%)