Yurash fails competition for head of the new State Service for Religion
Andrei Yurash
On November 21, 2019, the final stage of the competition for the post of head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience held in Kiev was not passed by any of the candidates admitted to it, reports “Strana.ua”.
"Good news. Andrei Yurash did not pass an interview for the post of head of the State Service for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience. The second candidate also failed. The competition should eventually be nullified. A small victory. It’s good that it’s becoming clear and understandable to people,” wrote Olesia Medvedeva, a newspaper’s correspondent, on her Facebook page.
We recall that two candidates were admitted to the final interview – the head of the Department for Religions and Nationalities at the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine Andrei Yurash under Petro Poroshenko and the former head of the State Committee for Religions Yuri Reshetnikov.
According to the rules of the competition, applicants do not pass the selection if their competence is assessed 0.5 (maximum score - 2) by the selection panel. According to the edition, such a score was received by both candidates who reached the final: Yurash – 0.5 for work and personnel management, Reshetnikov – 0.25 for "leadership".
In total, the resource reported, the commission evaluated 6 competencies:
leadership (Yurash - 0.75, Reshetnikov - 0.25)
communication and interaction (1.5 - 1.5, respectively)
implementation of changes (1.25 –1.25)
work and personnel management (0.5 – 1)
knowledge of information technology (1 – 1)
personal qualities and competencies. (1.25 – 1)
As reported earlier, the competition for the post of head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience was held in four stages. Of the 18 candidates who took part in the competition, two were shortlisted – the religious expert Yuri Reshetnikov and one of the main lobbyists of anti-church laws and opponents of the UOC in the Ukrainian government Andrei Yurash.
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