WHEREAS, the recruitment and selection of civil servants shall be based on a transparent competitive system, taking into account the need to improve service delivery through updated procedures and methods that ensure government offices perform their duties, responsibilities, and missions competently to achieve the required quality and efficiency;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to build a public service and administration that reflects Ethiopia’s societal diversity and inclusiveness by ensuring that federal government civil servants represent these principles;

WHEREAS, the establishment of a competency assurance and evaluation system for civil servants, along with a system that is substantially responsive to the public’s needs and inquiries by ensuring fair, efficient, and accessible services, will improve the administration and productivity of civil servants and help retain existing qualified employees;

WHEREAS, to enhance the government’s execution capacity and accountability for the satisfaction of citizens and to promote socio-economic development, issuing a Civil Servants Proclamation is necessary;

WHEREAS, promoting healthy competition among employees through the establishment of an incentive and reward system is essential;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55 Sub-Article (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows.