Job Matchup Partnership with Kalibrr to Bring More Young People in Government

Manila — The National Government’s partnership with Kalibrr, a job-matching startup company, has already managed to generate 27,360 applications in response to 3,558 government job openings, since it was formed in April.

The partnership is in support of the Administration’s drive to encourage more young people to join government and expand the range of skill and talent within the bureaucracy.

“The success of this joint venture between the private and public sector proves that we can kick-start positive change in small ways, especially when young, passionate Filipinos are involved. With this partnership, we’ve opened up new spaces in public service for young professionals who can help us sustain the momentum for reform,” said Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad.

Kalibrr, with the help of the Bagumbayani Initiative, had previously posted a number of available positions at the departments of Finance (DOF), Budget and Management (DBM), Transportation and Communications (DOTC), and Tourism (DOT), and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

Bagumbayani Initiative was started by a group called the Young Public Servants (YPS), with the goal of promoting positive change and integrity in government by sustainably recruiting young people into the civil service.

Other agencies have also taken part in the undertaking, including the departments of Education (DepEd), Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Public Works and Highways (DPWH), as well as the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

For the DBM, Kalibrr has already generated a total of 2,512 applications two months after the budget agency gave notice for 32 job openings. Prior to its partnership with Kalibrr, the DBM averaged only 200 applications a month for its job vacancies.

Because of the positive turnout, the Bagumbayani Initiative is set to formalize the partnership between the National Government and Kalibrr with a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on August 27.

“Before this partnership, many of the country’s youth were already active leaders in the advancement of government reform. But this enterprise with Kalibrr and Bagumbayani is a refreshing innovation that allows young Filipinos a clearer role in improving the Philippine bureaucracy,” Abad said. (DBM)