Government Employment

With the aim of realising Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 and encouraging sustainable development, the Kingdom has a development plan in place to raise the standards of the public sector, including all its employees. A National Leadership Development Program was launched with the specific objective of meeting the training requirements of public sector employees, starting from the moment they begin their employment. It guides their career progression through administrative and executive positions, all the way up to senior leadership levels on the government’s career ladder.

Government employment falls under 4 categories as defined by the regulations of Civil Service Law No. (48) of 2010 (PDF, 332KB, 18 Pages, Arabic Only):

• Permanent Employment, where employees work full-time on an ongoing basis on weekdays and receive a stipulated salary and benefits suitable for the position.
• Temporary Employment, where employees work full-time under a contract for a definite period on weekdays and receive a stipulated salary and benefits suitable for the position or a lump sum as per the agreement between the government entity and the candidate.
• Part-Time Employment, where employees work under a contract for a finite period on weekdays that is less than that the number of hours considered to be full-time, and receive a lump sum salary calculated based on the hours, days, weeks, months, or deliverables completed.
• Employment of Non-Bahrainis, which is in accordance with the workhours specified in the contract.

For more on Government Employment, please visit csb.gov.bh.