Wouter Jan van Muiswinkel Statistics Netherlands Contemporary issues on HRM- and Training in National Statistical Institutes Workshop on Human Resources Management & Training Budapest, 5-7 september 2012 Wouter Jan van Muiswinkel Statistics Netherlands

Content of presentation Introduction Challenges for NSI’s Developing HRM&T Working together

1. Introduction General introduction to the Workshop: Main idea: Exchange experiences Develop good practices on HRM&T Background: Hosted by Hungarian national Statistical Office Co-chaired by the Netherlands and Poland UNECE provided the secretariat support 79 participants from 43 countries and organisations

2. Challenges for NSI’s Irena Krizman, DG of NSO Republic of Slovenia HLG-BAS - modernizing Statistical Production to stay relevant Important role for forward looking HRMT in this process Blagica Novkovska, DG of NSO Republic of Macedonia HR and Training under budget cuts HR development policy & implementation of in-house training programmes Strategy HLG-BAS Statistical output: New and better products and services more tuned to the way the world is operating today, and created from a global perspective. This will help us to stay relevant; Production methods: Different and better processes and methods tuned to delivering our products at minimal cost with greater flexibility and in cooperation between institutions. This will help us to improve efficiency and effectiveness. 4 4

TRAINING HRM HLG - BAS New statistical techniques / methods Budget cuts & Staff-reduction Image of Statistics /NSI TRAINING HRM E-Learning HLG - BAS Msc. official statistics Training Program Management Development Work Environment Strategic Personnel Planning Recruiting Mobility Knowledge Management Performance review Training new recruits Development plans

3. Developing HRM&T Model to (roughly) determine degree of development Degrees: 1. Basic HRM 2. Administrative 3. Instrument-based 4. Policy-based 5. Strategic  Visualized in a Pyramid Challenges For NSI’s: Budget-cuts and staff-reduction due to the economic crises Hard for NSI’s to attract and retain highly educated employees due not so strong reputation on the labour market > growing problem, knowing that in the coming years large groups of older employees will leave our NSI’s. Therefore the challenges for HRM en Training departments are: Energise innovation Create a culture for change Encourage an entrepreneurial attitude

Coping strategy Focus Levels of development

Operational HRM

Tactical HRM&T

Strategic HRM&T

Where is your NSI? What is ambition for a next step? Anticipate Integrate Where is your NSI? What is ambition for a next step? What is needed for next level? Optimize Standardise

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13 4. Working together.. Big challenges ahead!  HLG-BAS Tactical & strategic HRM&T do more with less.. Working together by: Exchange of knowledge & experience on different levels: consultations, study visits, networking Learning from each other get informed give feedback share good practices Challenges For NSI’s: Budget-cuts and staff-reduction due to the economic crises Hard for NSI’s to attract and retain highly educated employees due not so strong reputation on the labour market > growing problem, knowing that in the coming years large groups of older employees will leave our NSI’s. Therefore the challenges for HRM en Training departments are: Energise innovation Create a culture for change Encourage an entrepreneurial attitude 13 13

Outcome of the Workshop Evaluated to be very useful and productive by participants Considered unique forum for sharing experience and good practices in HRMT in statistical offices Concrete output: Preparation of a compilation of good practices in HRMT in statistical offices to be finalised in early 2013; The proceedings of the workshop are available from the workshop’s website http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/2012.09.hrm.html