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1. Which are the MASOPHRD mission and organization?
2. Which are the Intermediate Bodies responsible for implementing SOP HRD?
3. Which are the Intermediate Bodies role and organization?

Which are the MASOPHRD mission and organization?

MoLFEO - MASOPHRD, being part of the institutional system designated for managing the European Funds in Romania, is decided to action with integrity, transparence, responsibility, respect and honesty in all the partnerships and activities undertaken, to win and inspire confidence through these values.

MoLFEO - MASOPHRD organizes its activity through modern principles of management. This involves the existence of an efficient system for control of the entire organization, in a close relation with the importance, magnitude and complexity of the EU programmes implemented. 
 
MoLFEO - MASOPHRD carries out its activity in units easily accesible to all persons, no matter their disabilities. It acts for creating opportunities for all people and promote a sustainable development. 

MoLFEO - MASOPHRD respects all the gender equality principles, irrespective of race, religion, ethnic, gender, age, social status, social orientation and abilities and it will not accept discrimination in creation of equal opportunities for all the people.

Based on these values, MoLFEO - MASOPHRD' staff acts to all levels to successfully accomplish their institution's mission.

MoLFEO - MASOPHRD' vision is to achieve a high level of absorption of the ESF funds and to have an efficient management system for all the projects, in order to support human resources development in Romania and thus to effectively contribute to more social and economic cohesion in an enlarged European Union.

MoLFEO - MASOPHRD' mission is to strengthen the administrative capacity for fulfilling the new attributions generated by the accession of Romania to EU, ensuring the full conformity with the EU regulation. 

The Managing Authority is fully responsible for managing and implementing the Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development, in conformity with the principles of a sound financial management and a clear separation of functions. At the same time, MASOPHRD is responsible  for implementing The Priority Axis 6 "Promoting social inclusion", Kea Area 4 "Trans-national initiatives on the inclusive labour market" and for The Priority Axis 7 "Technical Assistance".

MASOPHRD is organized at the level of a general directorate and it is organized in four directions and four units directly subordinated to the general director.

MA SOP HRD organization chart

MASOPHRD Directory


The ESF Coordination Directorate is organized within the MASOPHRD. It ensures the "Head of Mission" function and it is responsible for horizontal coordination at the technical and financial level of the ESF interventions in Romania. It ensures, also, the complementarity and in the same time the clear delimitation between the ESF operations through the two operational programmes Human Resources Development and Development of the Administrative Capacity, as well as  between the ESF and other similar operations financed through other operational programmes, to a national and regional level.

 

Which are the responsible bodies for implementing SOP HRD?

 

The bodies responsible with the implementation of SOP HRD are:

 
-          The Managing Authority for Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development (MASOPHRD), within the Ministry of Labour, Family and Equal Opportunities.

   Intermediate Bodies:

8 Regional Intermediate Bodies:

• Intermediate Body Bucuresti - Ilfov
• Intermediate Body South - Muntenia
• Intermediate Body South - East
• Intermediate Body South- West Oltenia
• Intermediate Body West
• Intermediate Body North-East
• Intermediate Body North - West
• Intermediate Body Center

National Intermediate Bodies:

• Intermediate Body Ministry of Education, Research and Youth
• National Centre for Development of Technical Vocational Education and Training
• National Agency for Employment
• 2 intermediate bodies designated through international public auction
  
   

Which are the Intermediate Bodies role and organization?

 

SOP HRD is implemented through 13 Intermediate Bodies: 8 Regional Intermediate Bodies and 5 National Intermediate Bodies.
Their role is to fulfill the responsibilities delegated by MASOPHRD, based on the "Framework Agreement for delegation of tasks".

• Organigram of Regional Intermediate Bodies
• Organigram of IB National Agency for Employment 

Organigram of IB Ministry of Education, Research and Youth

Organigram of IB National Centre for the Development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training

 
The Regional Intermediate Bodies are organized at the level of every region and they have a representative at the level of every county in the region.

 
The Regional Intermediate Bodies ensure the implementation of SOP HRD in the areas of competence developed through the implementation of Phare 2004-2006 programme. They are responsible for implementing the following key areas of intervention:

• Priority Axis 3 "Increasing adaptability of workers and enterprises":

§  Key Area of Intervention 1 "Promoting Entrepreneurial Culture"
§  Key Area of Intervention 2 "Training and Support for enterprises and employees in order to promote adaptability"

• Priority Axis 5 "Promoting active employment measures":

• Priority Axis 6 "Promoting Social Inclusion":

§  Key Area of Intervention 2 "Improving access and participation of vulnerable groups on the labour market"
§  Key Area of Intervention 3 "Promoting equal opportunities on the labour market"

 

The National Intermediate Bodies are responsible with the implementation of the following key areas of intervention:

 
Intermediate Body Ministry of Education, Research and Youth:

• Priority Axis 1 "Education and training in support for growth and development of a knowledge based society"
• Priority Axis 2 "Linking life long learning and labour market"

• Priority Axis 2 "Linking life long learning and labour market"

§ Key Area  of Intervention 4 "Modernization of  Public Employment Service"

• Priority Axis 5 "Promoting active employment measures"

§ Key Area of Intervention 2 "Promoting long - term sustainability of rural areas in terms of human resources development and employment"

• Priority Axis 3 "Increasing adaptability of workers and enterprises"

§   Key Area of Intervention 3 "Development of partnerships and encouraging initiatives for social partners and civil society"

• Priority Axis 6 "Promoting Social Inclusion"