The Ministry of Civil Service is the government authority in Cambodia responsible for public administration and civil service management, with a mandate centered on state personnel systems, administrative standards, and institutional governance across government bodies. Its regulatory scope generally covers civil service policy, workforce administration, recruitment and career frameworks, performance oversight, ethics and conduct standards, and compliance measures that support effective public sector governance and administrative coordination. This page serves as a central hub for tracking policy updates, regulatory developments, governance measures, and enforcement activities related to Cambodia’s civil service framework, public administration oversight, and institutional reform priorities.
Cambodia's Ministry of Civil Service reported public administration and labor governance results for civil service recruitment reform, including 53 competitive examinations from late 2023 to 2025. The ministry also outlined human-resource planning requirements and benefits available to civil servants.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Civil Service reported that 53 civil service recruitment exams were conducted under SOP-based governance controls without examination paper leaks.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Civil Service reviewed the public administration performance-incentive system and reported full achievement for a primary education governance project. The development links civil service reform, education indicators, and public-sector performance management.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Civil Service organized the second reform forum on improving civil servant recruitment, focusing on transparency, merit-based selection, and administrative governance. The ministry reported 53 recruitment examinations from 2024 to early 2026 for 10 institutions, with about 290,000 applicants.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Civil Service prepared ministries and public institutions for biometric registration under a nationwide civil service workforce census. The administrative governance campaign aims to update staffing structures and verify civil servant data.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Civil Service coordinated inter-ministerial technical discussions on a draft regulation governing the organization and functioning of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. The process focuses on administrative reform, land governance, and clarification of overlapping institutional functions.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Civil Service outlined a new teacher position classification and job description framework covering 143 education posts across public schools and teacher training institutions. The civil service governance measure is intended to standardize human resource management, recruitment, appointment, and deployment in the education sector.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Civil Service announced an online competitive recruitment process for 45 legal officer positions to serve under the Ministry of Justice. The recruitment notice is relevant to civil service governance, public sector hiring, and legal administration.
Cambodia's Ministry of Civil Service has launched online registration for civil service recruitment exams covering vacancies in the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the Secretariat of Border Affairs. The development relates to public sector recruitment governance and administrative hiring procedures.
Cambodia advanced a public administration regulation process as the Ministry of Civil Service and the Ministry of Planning finalized review of a draft sub-decree to reorganize the Ministry of Planning’s institutional structure. The draft reflects administrative reform measures that reduce one general department-level unit and six department-level units.
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