3,320 gov’t jobs up for grabs online

The government has posted online 3,320 job vacancies in five agencies in an effort to draw young graduates to careers in public service.

The jobs up for grabs at the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Tourism (DOT), and Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) can be accessed at the job-matching website kalibrr.com, the DOF said in a statement yesterday.

The five agencies have partnered with Bagumbayani Initiative, a program spearheaded by Young Public Servants (YPS), in a bid to “radically open up and widen the reach of government recruitment and to invite more young Filipinos to join the civil service,” according to the DOF.

On its website, YPS said the group is composed of “young dynamic individuals focused on promoting good governance and democratic citizenship among the youth.”

According to the DOF, the Bagumbayani Initiative was “started with a group of friends who come from different government agencies, and who decided to meet every Wednesday to talk about their experiences and stories in the civil service.”

Following a soft launch last month, the BIR has already received 154 applications; 152 applications, DBM; 244, DOF; 59, DOT; and 18, DOTC.

Interested applicants may apply through the following Kalibrr accounts: https://www.kalibrr.com/c/bureau-of-internal-revenue/jobs (for those who want to apply in the BIR); https://www.kalibrr.com/c/department-of-budget-and-management/jobs (DBM); https://

www.kalibrr.com/c/department-of-finance/jobs (DOF); https://

www.kalibrr.com/c/department-of-tourism/jobs (DOT); and https://www.kalibrr.com/c/dotc-

npmo/jobs, https://www.kalibrr.com/c/department-of-transportation-and-communications_

ppp_implementation/jobs (DOTC).

The entry-level positions available per agency number are: BIR, 3,211; DBM, 31; DOF, 41; DOT, four; and DOTC, 33.

Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares said the vacancies posted by the BIR represents approximately one fifth of the bureau’s workforce.

Young and talented Filipinos are needed to fill these vacancies “to ensure the sustainability of President Aquino’s good governance initiatives,” said Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima.

“The presence of young people in government,” Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad said, “has opened new spaces for innovation in our agencies.”

Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez Jr. said tourism has generated “billions in terms of revenue” and created “millions of jobs,” which the agency is opening for young Filipinos who can “help continue the story of our country’s success.”

“We encourage the youth to come aboard ‘daang matuwid’ (straight path) and help us prove that even transportation can be more fun in the Philippines,” said Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio T. Abaya.

Kalibrr Inc. chief executive Paul V. Rivera said the startup “is excited about the opportunity to partner with government to help them fill their vacancies with the best talent the Philippines has to offer.”

“With Kalibrr’s technology and social media reach, we’re confident we will help the government achieve its national recruitment goals,” Rivera said.

During its first six months of full operations, Kalibrr matched 1,500 jobs to people looking for employment in about 4,000 firms.