professionalization

The article examines the legal status of civil servants in Ukraine and identifies the prospects for its modernization taking into account modern European standards of public administration. The essence of civil service is analyzed as a professional activity of persons who implement the tasks and functions of state bodies and local self-government bodies, ensuring the satisfaction of public needs within the legally defined legal field.

Introduction. The decentralization reform and the development of the local self- government system fundamentally changed the management tasks assigned to officials of local self-government bodies. These changes were most clearly manifested after the unification of territorial communities, which actualizes the problem of professionalization of officials, their ability to effectively exercise power and management powers in the conditions of a fast-moving environment.