GOLD Report I - UCLG

ASIA-PACIFIC72 United Cities and Local GovernmentsTable 9Institutional and Policy Frameworks for Recruitment Processes and Human ResourceDevelopment at the Local Level in the Asia-Pacific RegionCountry Staffing regime (public or private Recruitment procedure, especially Institutional arrangements for traininglaw, career or job positions) for high-level positions of local government staffAustralia Public law Recruitment by individual local government unit Organized and funded by individual local government unitsChina Civil servant law Annual competitive exam at national and local levels Organized and funded by local governmentIndia Largely by public law Central and state level staff, selected by Not mandated by law but organized by central and stateexamination, are assigned to senior LG posts. governmentsIndonesia Public law with career positions Central government still exercises control over Implicitly mandated by law and organized by central andrecruitment, which is generally by competitive local governmentexam with senior LG posts filled by promotionof career-based officers.Japan Local public service law for full-time positions, Competitive exams for all local governments Regulated by local public service law and implemented bycareer positionseach local governmentMalaysia Local councils have recruitment boards, By local government subject to approval of National Institute for Public Administration (INTAN) acts assupervised by Public Service Commission. state level government training arm of the Public Service Commission.New Zealand Fixed-term seven year contracts for Chief Staffing levels determined by each CEO who Local Government New Zealand provides limitedExecutive Officer (CEO) and tenure for recruits and acts as legal employer of all other staff professional trainingother personnelPakistan Federal, provincial and local civil service Centralized recruitment by merit through Public Various public sector training institutionscadres under civil service actsService Commission with provincial cadresassigned to senior posts in local governmentPhilippines Civil service law and rules, 1991 local By individual local government Local Government Academy, Dept of Interior and Localgovernment code and civil service rulesGovernment and Centre for Local and Regional Governance,and regulationsUP-NCPAGKorea, Rep. of Local public service law for full-time positions Central government staff assigned to local Local Administrator Formation Institutes (LATI);government. Other staff recruited by competitive Other public sector training institutionsexamination or on contract basisThailand Strong central government control relaxed with Central government sets broad national standards Central government and provincial responsibilityrecent rapid devolution of personnelfor hiring, firing, recruiting, and setting salaries andresponsibility to local governmentbenefits in local governments. Personnel decisionsare now largely under the power of local executives.Vietnam Regulated by 2003 Ordinance on Cadres Central government staff assigned to local National Academy of Public Administration and Provincialand Civil Servants government. Other staff recruited by competitive and District-level Political Schoolsexamination or on contract basisSource: UCLG Country Profiles (2007) and Brillantes 2006.