The Party has issued a comprehensive set of regulations related to personnel work.

Issuing a comprehensive set of regulations related to personnel management.

2021 was the first year of implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party. To successfully achieve the goals and tasks set forth in the Resolution, one of the key steps is to improve the quality of the cadre, focusing on senior officials, key officials at all levels and in all sectors, and heads of agencies and units.

To prepare thoroughly for this crucial stage, the Party has issued many important documents on personnel work, which are of great significance to the reform and restructuring of the contingent of cadres, civil servants, and public employees, such as: Resolution No. 39 (2015) on downsizing the workforce and restructuring the contingent of cadres, civil servants, and public employees; Resolution No. 26 (2018) on focusing on building a strategic workforce with sufficient qualities, capabilities, and prestige, commensurate with the tasks; Regulation No. 205 (2019) on controlling power in personnel work and combating corruption in appointments and promotions…

Head of the Central Organizing Committee Truong Thi Mai.

Speaking at the recent 2021 Party building and organization review conference, Head of the Central Organization Department Truong Thi Mai stated that, fundamentally, the Party has issued a comprehensive set of regulations related to personnel work, including: job title standards; planning; training and development, especially political theory training; decentralization of management and appointment, nomination of candidates; rotation; evaluation; confidence vote; dismissal and resignation without waiting for the end of the term or appointment period…

“The issuance of these regulations has concretized the Party's views and objectives on personnel work, creating proactive and rigorous implementation, and facilitating the work of Party committees and organizations at all levels. The implementation process has achieved positive results, but further evaluation, review, amendment, and supplementation are still needed to meet the requirements of the new situation,” said Ms. Truong Thi Mai.

In order to build a team of cadres at all levels that meets the requirements, grassroots Party committees have concretized, adjusted, and supplemented the regulations and guidelines of the Central Committee and adapted them to local realities regarding cadre work.

In Hau Giang province, for example, in its strategic orientation for socio-economic development in the 2021-2030 period, aiming to become a province with a relatively high level of development, the province identifies the biggest challenge as the quality of its staff, especially key leading officials at all levels.

This includes focusing on streamlining the workforce, improving the quality and efficiency of recruitment; and innovating the content, methods, and procedures for assigning tasks and the criteria for scoring and evaluating officials.

Specifically, the Hau Giang Provincial Party Committee has issued regulations on the criteria for evaluating and classifying the quality of cadres and civil servants in the province, quantifying them using a scoring system for specific work products according to job titles and positions, and dividing authority into two levels for assigning tasks and evaluating performance. In evaluating and assessing the qualities and capabilities of cadres, the results of completing assigned tasks are the main measure, linked to specific products. The results of task performance and the scoring for evaluating and classifying cadres are made public annually for cadres and Party members in agencies and units to monitor.

In addition, Hau Giang is stepping up the training and development of officials, linking planning with the training and development of officials; and innovating and improving the quality of the process of appointing and reappointing officials.

“Hau Giang province identifies investing in building a team of cadres as an investment in long-term and sustainable development. Improving the quality of the cadre team, especially key leading cadres at all levels with strong political acumen, qualities, qualifications, and capabilities to meet the requirements of their tasks, is a strategic breakthrough in Party building, the political system, and socio-economic development of the province in the new development phase, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 14th Hau Giang Provincial Party Congress and the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress,” said Mr. Nghiem Xuan Thanh.

Officials who are seconded or appointed must have produced results demonstrating their participation in the prevention and control of Covid-19.

Regarding Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Nguyen Thi Le, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and Chairwoman of the City People's Council, stated that the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee has directed agencies and units to revise, supplement, and finalize the Job Position Scheme, the Job Position Competency Framework, and the Job Description to ensure they are scientifically sound according to the functions, tasks, and operational objectives of each unit; to appraise and approve the Scheme, and based on that, restructure the staff of cadres, civil servants, and public employees according to professional titles, job positions, and training levels suitable to their functions and tasks, ensuring an appropriate structure. A list of job positions and job descriptions has been issued for 9 sectors under the Party and socio-political organizations of the city.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Le - Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairwoman of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Le, the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee has directed the implementation of Resolution No. 7 of the 12th Central Committee Conference on focusing on building a contingent of cadres at all levels, especially strategic-level cadres, with sufficient qualities, capabilities, and prestige commensurate with their tasks. Specifically, it has concretized several implementation contents to effectively carry out the tasks and solutions for the roadmap defined for each stage, aiming to improve the quality of the city's cadres, civil servants, and political system, especially the leadership and management cadres at all levels. It has also implemented regulations on the supervision of cadres and Party members and cadre work in accordance with Party regulations and State laws; and reviewed, adjusted, and supplemented regulations, rules, and procedures on cadre work.

“It is noteworthy that, in personnel matters such as transfers, planning, and appointments, candidates must present reports on their participation in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, their involvement in assisting the people in responding to the epidemic, or for positions elected by the People's Council, candidates must develop and present their action programs before the People's Council delegates cast their votes. The directive emphasizes strengthening the training and development of leadership and management personnel at all levels of the city, promptly consolidating key positions in the city, some localities, agencies, and units to ensure effective leadership and guidance in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Ms. Nguyen Thi Le.

According to the Head of the Central Organization Department, Truong Thi Mai, in 2022, the Politburo and the Secretariat will continue to consider and decide on a number of important issues regarding Party building and organization work, such as: cadre rotation; internal political security; decentralization of management, appointment and nomination of candidates; cadre training and development; a five-year review of the implementation of Resolution 18 and some pilot models under Resolution 18; confidence votes within the Party; and some mechanisms and policies according to Conclusion 21, such as piloting some policies: the head of an organization selecting and nominating cadres from the planning for election and appointment as deputy heads; the Party committee secretary nominating standing committee members for election; granting the head of an organization the power to appoint cadres from the planning; dismissing heads of directly subordinate levels; and summarizing the pilot program for competitive examinations and appointments of leading and managerial cadres at the departmental, bureau, and office levels… in order to continue creating synchronization and innovation in Party building and organization work.