After the de-occupation of Crimea, Ukraine will have to address many complex issues, as Russia’s occupation of the peninsula has created many unprecedented challenges for our country. One of them is the resumption of the activities of state institutions and their staffing. Due to the occupation of Crimea, which has been going on for more than ten years, there will be many fields of activity on the peninsula that will require staff in the future. All authorities, institutions, agencies, and organizations of all levels will need professional and motivated employees, so training specialists before the de-occupation is necessary. 

In 2022, on the instructions of Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Mission started to develop a vision of Ukraine’s priority steps after the de-occupation of Crimea.

The Mission identified the formation of a personnel reserve and its appropriate training as a priority
among the main tasks.

According to preliminary estimates, we must provide 50,000 qualified people ready to work in the public, educational, medical, and social sectors when Crimea is liberated. 

Since restoring public authorities in Crimea after the de-occupation is a priority, we have formed a personnel reserve of current civil servants and those who have expressed a willingness to work in the public sector in the de-occupied territory.

To reach this goal, the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service, together with the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine and the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, initiated a pilot project to form a reserve of employees for the de-occupied territories. 

The project aims to provide military administrations and other government agencies established or resumed work in Ukraine’s de-occupied territories with personnel to conduct practical tasks and functions of the state in these territories.

Anyone can join the project, receive appropriate training, and start working immediately after de-occupation.

However, not only civil servants but also local government officials, military personnel, members of city and village councils, journalists, public figures, and volunteers have already expressed their desire to join the reserve.

Each interested candidate can choose their preferred area of work and regional location. Thus, about 80% of the program participants desired to work in Crimea after de-occupation. In addition, training programs for civil servants have been developed.

The formation of the personnel reserve is critical to the stable future management of the liberated territories, the provision of social services, and the prevention of security threats.

You can learn more about the algorithm of enrollment in the reserve, the employment procedure, and work with government agencies in the de-occupied territories on the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service website: https://cutt.ly/jwunz2bu   

You can become a part of the recovery reserve by filling out a questionnaire on the portal of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service: https://reserve.nads.gov.ua/  

Get involved in the future reintegration of Crimea and restoration of Ukraine!