How to apply for a job at NEDA?

How to apply for a job at NEDA?

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The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA; Filipino: Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad) is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It is headed by the president of the Philippines as chairman of the NEDA board, with the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning as vice-chairman. The National Economic and Development Authority is the country’s premier socioeconomic planning body, highly regarded as the authority in macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis and research.

The National Economic and Development Authority offers a wide range of professional career opportunities in areas such as socioeconomic and development planning, investment programming, monitoring and evaluation, information technology, communication, legal services, and general administration. NEDA is committed to the professional development and welfare of its employees.

The National Economic and Development Authority is the country’s premier socioeconomic planning body, highly regarded as the authority in macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis and research. It provides high-level advice to policymakers in Congress and the Executive Branch. Its key responsibilities include: (1) Coordination of activities such as the formulation of policies, plans, and programs to efficiently set the broad parameters for national and sub-national (area-wide, regional, and local development); (2) Review, evaluation, and monitoring of infrastructure projects identified under the Comprehensive and Integrated Infrastructure Program consistent with the government’s thrust of increasing investment spending for the growing demand on quality infrastructure facilities; and (3) Undertaking of short-term policy reviews to provide critical analyses of development issues and policy alternatives to decision-makers.

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How to Apply

The National Economic and Development Authority offers a wide range of professional career opportunities in areas such as socioeconomic and development planning, investment programming, monitoring and evaluation, information technology, communication, legal services, and general administration. NEDA is committed to the professional development and welfare of its employees.

Interested applicants should send a copy of the following REQUIREMENTS together with a COVER LETTER to recruitment@neda.gov.ph:

  1. Resume;
  2. CS Form No. 212 Accomplished Personal Data Sheet (PDS);
  3. CS Form No. 212 Work Experience Sheet (Attachment to PDS);
  4. Certificate of Civil Service Eligibility;
  5. Transcript of Records and Diploma;
  6. Training Certificates; and
  7. Performance Rating (for government employees including Job Order / Contract of Service personnel).

ADDRESS APPLICATION TO:

NAME:LILINDA C. PASCUAL
DESIGNATION:OIC-Director, Administrative Staff
TELEPHONE NUMBER:(02) 8631-0960 to 65; 8631-0966; 8631-0968 Local 21202 or 21203
E-MAIL ADDRESS:recruitment@neda.gov.ph

REMARKS: Kindly include the keyword “APPLICATION” to your e-mail subject and indicate the ITEM NUMBER, POSITION, and the STAFF where the vacant position is located. Please also note that due to the volume of applications received by this Agency, we will be inviting only those who are shortlisted to proceed with the recruitment process.

Only applications with COMPLETE requirements will be processed.

The NEDA-Central Office is located at #12 St. Josemaria Escriva Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. For inquiries, you may contact them through the NEDA Trunk Line at (02) 8631-0960 to 65; 8631-0966; 8631-0968 Local 21202 or 21203.

NOTE: “The NEDA adheres to the existing general policy of no discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion and/or indigenous group membership in the implementation of its recruitment, selection, and placement.”

“All the personal information contained in your PDS, Curriculum Vitae, medical records, and other related documents and information shall be used solely for documentation and processing purposes within the NEDA and shall not be shared with any outside parties, unless with your written consent. Personal information shall be retained and stored by NEDA within a time period in accordance with the National Archives of the Philippines’ General Disposition Schedule”.

History

National Economic Council

On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated with Manuel L. Quezon as president, Sergio Osmeña as vice president, and a unicameral National Assembly as the Legislature. One of the first acts of Quezon administration was to call for a special session of Congress to enact certain laws needed by the government. Under Commonwealth Act No. 2, enacted on December 23, 1935, an advisory body for economic concerns of the Philippines called the National Economic Council was tasked with advising the government on economic and financial matters, and formulate an economic program based on national independence. The president was authorized to appoint its respective members with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly.

The year following its creation, the National Economic Council was organized on February 14, 1936, composed of its inaugural members – the Secretary of Finance (who served as chairman), the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philippine National Bank, the President of the National Development Company, the President of the Manila Railroad Company, Mr. Joaquin M. Elizalde, Hon. R.J. Fernandez, Mr. Wenceslao Trinidad, Mr. Vicente Madrigal, Hon. Francisco Varona, Mr. Ramon Soriano, Hon. Vicente Singson Encarnacion, Hon. Rafael R. Alunan and Hon. Manuel Roxas.

The council was organized into eight committees: (1) Committee on agriculture and natural resources, (2) industry, (3) foreign trade and tariff, (4) domestic trade, (5) transportation and communication, (6) taxation, (7) labor and immigration, and (8) banking and finance. The first act of the council was to survey and adopt plans for an effective utilization and conservation of our natural resources. The council also undertook a study, in cooperation with the National Development Company and Metropolitan Water District, on the potential of water power resources which eventually led to the enactment of Commonwealth Act No. 120, creating the National Power Corporation. 

After World War II, the First Congress of the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 51, which allowed the President of the Philippines to reorganize the Executive Branch of Government as he sees fit within one year of its enactment. President Manuel Roxas, subsequently, amended the Administration Code of 1917 by issuing Executive Order No. 94, s. 1947. The Executive Order made the President of the Philippines the head of the National Economic Council.

During his administration, President Carlos P. Garcia saw the need to create a new office in charge of the supervision of government corporations, which he called the National Development Authority. President Garcia asked Congress to enact such a law during his 1958 State of the Nation Address. When Congress finally passed the law creating the National Development Authority, President Garcia disagreed with its limited powers, thus vetoing the bill sent to him as he mentioned in his 1959 State of the Nation Address.

In 1960, Congress passed a law, which changed the composition of the National Economic Council through Republic Act No. 2699 enacted on June 18, 1960. The law increased the council's membership by including the Secretary of Commerce and Industry and granting the minority party representation in the membership of the National Economic Council. The council would continue to perform its functions throughout the Third Republic until the declaration of Martial Law on September 23, 1972.

National Economic Development Authority

The need for an office in charge of national development was revived during the administration of President Ferdinand E. Marcos. In his 1970 State of the Nation Address, Marcos said the administrative machinery of government must be restructured and revitalized to meet the challenge of change and development. Marcos, thereafter, crafted a government reorganization plan which included a National Economic Development Authority and submitted it to Congress for their approval.

In 1972, the National Economic Development Authority (without the conjunction “and”) was created as the government's central planning body. The first major thrust of the government-wide reorganization effected through Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1 issued on September 24, 1972, otherwise known as the Integrated Reorganization Plan (IRP), was the provision for an integrated organizational complex for development planning and program implementation to correct the deficiencies of the system then existing. The IRP identified these deficiencies as: (1) the dispersal of planning functions among several economic planning bodies and ad hoc councils; (2) the lack of effective coordination among economic bodies; (3) the weak link between plan formulation and program execution; (4) the need to improve the capacity for sectoral and regional planning. The decree merged the National Economic Council and the Presidential Economic staff, created by Executive Order No. 8, s. 1966,[18] and renamed it to the National Economic Development Authority. President Marcos subsequently issued Presidential Decree No. 1-A which delineated the composition of the National Economic Development Authority.

National Economic and Development Authority

In 1973, the National Economic Development Authority was dissolved by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 107, s. 1973. The Presidential Decree created the National Economic and Development Authority (now, with the conjunction “and”), which absorbed the National Economic Development Authority as mandated in the 1973 Constitution.

On March 12, 1986, after the February 1986 revolution, Executive Order (EO) No. 5 was issued by President Corazon C. Aquino, directing a government-wide reorganization to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public services.

On July 22, 1987, Executive Order No. 230 was issued reorganizing the NEDA. The implementation of this EO was completed on February 16, 1988, when the NEDA commenced operations under its reorganized setup.
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