Director of the Directorate 

Violeta Bozhilova

Contact details:
102 “G. S. Rakovski” Str.
1040 Sofia, Bulgaria
telephone: (+359) 2/9859-2621 
(+359) 2/9859-2634 
(+359) 2/9859-2639
e-mail:

Directorate's main task:

• Develops and assists in the implementation of human resource management strategies and policies;
• Takes part in the drafting of functional analyses, forecasts and structural optimisation plans together with the other administrative units of the Ministry;
• Takes part in the elaboration of drafts and opinions on draft legislation and other papers in the field of human resources and administrative services;
• Prepares and keeps up-to-date the establishment plan and the list of the employees of every unit of the Ministry;
• Assists the Minister with all issues related to arising, modification and termination of civil service and labour relationships in compliance with the existing legislation;
• Organises competitions and competitive selections of vacant civil servant positions and selections of labour-contract employees;
• Renders methodological support in the elaboration and modification of job descriptions and in the performance appraisal of the Ministry of Finance staff and organises the promotion activities;
• Keeps and updates the existing human resource databases and registers, including the register of declarations under Article 35 of the Law on Fighting Corruption and Forfeiture of Unlawfully Acquired Assets; establishes, keeps and stores the dossiers of the Ministry of Finance staff employed under both civil servant and labour contracts;
• Arranges and administers the activities related to observing the working hours and the leaves of absence of Ministry of Finance staff;
• Organises and coordinates the activities related to health and safety at work for the Ministry of Finance staff;
• Assists the Minister with issues related to the disciplinary responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance staff;
• Plans and organises the professional and career development training of the Ministry of Finance staff;
• Arranges the long-term secondment of Ministry of Finance staff to the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union;
• Advises the Ministry of Finance staff on human resource management issues;
• Organises the overall administrative service activities of the Ministry of Finance;
• Arranges the collection and summarising of information under the applications for access to public information, and prepares drafts of decisions, information and reports under the Access to Public Information Act;
• Performs the records keeping activity of the Ministry of Finance by means of an automated information system;
• Arranges the use and the storage of documents resulting from the activity of the Ministry of Finance on an on-going basis and the transfer to the Central State Archives based in Sofia;
• Organises and coordinates the agreement and preparation of the materials for the meetings of the Council of Ministers;
• Organizes and designs Ministry’s proposals to be included in Council of Ministers’ legislative and operational agenda;
• Makes entries into the Integrated Information System of the state administration;
• Develops and holds public finance training with the participation of specialised administration directorates taking active part in the budget process management;
• Organises and offers public finance courses and seminars based on a public sector training needs analysis.

Human Resources and Administrative Services Directorate comprises three divisions:

Personnel and Administrative Activities;

Recruitment, Assessment and Professional Development Division;

School of Public Finance.