Introduction A comprehensive survey of Public Service Personnel in Southern Sudan was conducted in 2005-2006 by the Government of Southern Sudan supported by the World Bank's LICUS Project and other donors (CBTF and USAID). A total of over 62, 000 respondents including CANS (Civil Authority of New Sudan) and CCSS (Coordinating Council of Southern Sudan) were surveyed. Coverage: The survey covered all serving public service personnel in the classified grades, including in the organized services (police, wildlife, prison, and fire services), and personnel seconded to nongovernmental organizations by the Civil Authority for the New Sudan (CANS), initially established in 1996 as an organ of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), and the Coordinating Council of Southern States (CCSS). Personnel at all three levels of government – ministries and central agencies, states, and counties – were surveyed. Objective: The main objective of the survey was to compile a database for use in developing a payroll and as part of a wider scheme to establish a comprehensive training program and human resource development program in the medium term. The survey was also intended to facilitate the compilation of data required for initiating the process of formal appointment of public service personnel, and for formulation of conditions of service for public servants. Survey Team: The survey was undertaken by integrated teams of officials drawn from CANS and CCSS and staff of the organized forces, reinforced by local enumerators, who collected information from all states under the overall direction of the Coordination and Verification Committee constituted by the vice president of Southern Sudan. Key findings This report presents the results of the survey in five key areas: (a) educational characteristics of the respondents; (b) their proficiency in English, Arabic, and other languages; (c) their categories of employment according to employing authority (CANS or CCSS), grade, age group, and gender: (d) their experience in terms of years in public service; and (e) the number of retiring serving public service personnel by grade and the projected year of their retirement. The following are some of the main findings: Coverage: Out of a total of 62,172 forms received from respondents, 32,865 (52.9%) were from CANS and 29,307 (47.1%) from CCSS. Geographical Distribution: The distribution of personnel across states was and counties was not uniform. Central Equatoria state had 20.4%, of serving personnel and 80% of the serving public service personnel were concentrated in 31 of the 122 counties. Functional Distribution: Broad functional areas with the highest numbers of serving public service personnel were police, prisons, and security, with 27.7% of the total; education, 21.1%; and health, 9.4%. Technical/engineering and agriculture had the lowest numbers at 3.4% and 3.7% respectively. An analysis by job category showed teachers to be the largest employment group (7,802), followed by police officers (7,549). 31,874 serving public service personnel had less than three years’ experience in their current job, while 8,413 had over 10 years’ experience. Education: Educational attainment levels were found to be low: 42.5% of total respondents had only early education; 29% had secondary and post-secondary education; while only 5.5% had a graduate degree or higher level of education. Language Proficiency: 41.5% of the total gave their proficiency in spoken English as good or excellent, with 12% classified as excellent. The highest levels of proficiency were found in Central Equatoria. A higher number of respondents spoke Arabic than English, though the difference was not large. Some of the respondents could speak and write only in local languages, including Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Shilluk, Moru, Madi, Zande, Acholi, and Balanda. Gender Balance: Considerable gender imbalance was identified in public service employment. Of 55,542 public service personnel reporting their gender, 19.2% were women. The percentage of female personnel among CANS staff was lower than the average. Education, science and technology, police, prisons and security, and health sectors had above-average proportions of female employees. Of total personnel serving at super scale and professional grades, only 16.6% were women. Age Distribution: Of serving public service personnel, a high proportion (42.7%) were aged between 16–35 years. It was notable that 678 respondents gave their age as below 16 years, which is the minimum age for employment in government. Similarly, 2,314 respondents should have retired by the year 2005 but claimed to be in service.
The Report recommended: Recruitment, retirement, and transfer policies for serving public service personnel, taking into consideration regional and sectoral imbalances Formulation of policy for education, training, and upgrading skills Examining gender inequality in employment and taking affirmative action Establishment of a human resource planning commission to review human resource planning Review of remuneration of serving public service personnel and of labor laws, including those concerning child labor. Follow up survey
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