Experience from the first Customs Department streamlining the team level

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The implementation of requirement and direction of Party, the State, leaders of the Ministry of Finance and the General Department of Vietnam Customs related to the streamlining of the the apparatus and enhancement effectiveness and efficiency is not a simple task, because it is directly related to people. How to assign leaders suitably and promote the ability of cadres and civil servants, as well as implement policies and mechanisms to stabilize thoughts for officials? This is the issue that Ha Noi Customs Department has resolved and deployed in accordance with the direction of leaders at all levels.

Specifically, implementing Decision No.297/QD-TCHQ dated 6th February 2018 of the General Department of Vietnam Customs regulating the organizational structure of Customs Branches, Post Clearance Audit Customs Branches, Customs Enforcement Teams and Anti-drugs Enforcement Team, Ha Noi Customs Department has issued decisions on regulations of competences and tasks of Teams (Groups). Head of Personnel and Organization Division (under Ha Noi Customs Department) Nguyen Anh Tuan, said that in order to effectively implement the arrangement, establishment and restructure of Teams (Groups), it is important to publicize and implement requirements and directions in a strict manner; stabilize thoughts for officials. At the same time, developing criteria to arrange leaders of team (group) level in a transparent and objective way.

First of all, the assessment and restructure of the teams’ officials and the settlement of changing position of some teams’ officials have been implemented step by step by Ha Noi Customs Department.

“Ha Noi Customs Department held a seminar on personnel issue with the participation of heads of units, representatives of Personnel and Organization Department (under the General Department of Vietnam Customs) to discuss and approve the implementation of policies of Party, the State and the Customs sector on streamlining of organizational apparatus. Selecting officers with high responsibilities, professional skills and management capability. Especially, giving priority for young cadres to restructure leaders to ensure quality and enhance the effectiveness of leadership and management. Besides, evaluating criteria to assign the quantity of deputy head of each team after restructuring. The number of head and deputy head must be reduced. This content is always mentioned in the Department’s online meetings” Mr. Tuan said.

Effectively deploying the arrangement and streamlining of Team’s (Group) apparatus, Mr. Tuan added that it is important to do the ideological work well for each cadre and civil servant to grasp, share, rectify and determine responsibility depending on each case, stage, each level. The Departments’ leaders will directly talk with cadres who have not understood the policies. From the propaganda of policies of leaders at all levels on basis of criteria, standards and conditions as well as personnel capacity and their desires, Ha Noi Customs Department has issued decisions on position changes for 17 Team leaders and 18 Deputy Team leaders.

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How is the order to assess the quality and efficiency of transfer and assignment of Teams’ staff in this period compared to the previous period as well as the implementation of regulations on functions and tasks of Teams? After 3 months of implementation, Ha Noi Customs Department will preliminarily review and evaluate carefully to supplement and amend in accordance with requirements of tasks. If cadres do not meet task requirements, they will be replaced by other cadres.