ANNEX III – HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES For the performance of professional and administrative activities within the competence of the Protector of Citizens, by the Decision on the Establishment and Operation of the Secretariat of the Protector of Citizens300, and pursuant to Article 38 Paragraph 1 of the Law on the Protector of Citizens 301, the Secretariat of the Protector of Citizens was created. With the aim of the accomplishment of a higher efficiency and better work organization, the Protector of Citizens passed in 2018 a new Rulebook on Internal Organization and Systematization of Job Positions in the Secretariat of the Protector of Citizens302, to which the National Assembly by Decision RS number 14 dated 25th April, 2019303 gave consent304. The Rulebook stipulates the systematization of 61 job positions with totally 106 employees, 11 of whom were civil servants with official positions, 91 at operational job positions and four employees whose job positions refer to accompanying assisting technical activities. On 31st December, 2019, there were in total 93 employees at the Secretariat of the Protector of Citizens as follows: 84 to indefinite period of time (of which nine civil servants at official positions and three employees), three civil servants are employed for a definite period of time at the Office of the Protector of Citizens during his mandate and six for a definite period of time. Out of total 93 employees, 77 of them perform their jobs with university degree, two with college degree and 14 with high-school degree. Out of 93 employees, 73 are women and 20 men. The stated number does not include the Protector of Citizens, Zoran Pašalić, MSc and three Deputies of the Protector of Citizen, Slobodan Tomić, Nataša Tanjević, PhD and Jelena Stojanović. By Decision of the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate and Immunity Issues 21 number 112-161/19 dated 8th February, 2019 it is designated that the maximum number of employees for indefinite period of time at the Secretariat of the Protector of Citizens during the calendar 2019 is 106 as well as that, within the maximum number of employees, the Protector of Citizens may have the number of employees for indefinite period of time for whom he has the sum of funds for the payment of salaries designated by the Law on Budget of the Republic of Serbia for 2019305. Within the accession process to the European Union and the fulfillment of recommendations issued to the Republic of Serbia by the European Commission, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Action Plan for Chapter 23 on 27th April, 2016. The Action Plan contains also the recommendations referring to the strengthening of the capacities of the Protector of Citizens to the level required for the performance of activities from his competence in full capacity. “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 30/19. “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 79/05 and 54/07. 302 Number 363-241/2019, ref.no. 6417 dated 1st March, 2019 303 “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 30/2019. 304 “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 95/18 and 72/19. 305 “Official Gazette of RS“, no. 95/2018 and 72/2019. 300 301 - 146 -