Personnel Management
Personnel management in the group of companies of the Fund is in line with the Personnel Policy of Samruk-Kazyna JSC approved by the decision of the Board of Directors of the Fund dated 14 December 2022 (the Personnel Policy). The Personnel Policy was developed in line with international practices, reflects the interests of employees of the Group of Companies of the Fund and is aimed at meeting the needs of the Group of Companies of the Fund in qualified, competent and motivated personnel, as well as creating the necessary working conditions and a favourable environment for employees of the Group of Companies of the Fund.
In accordance with the Personnel Policy, one of the conditions for the realisation of the task of personnel recruitment in the Group of the Fund is to ensure inclusiveness in attraction and selection: non-discrimination on national, gender, age and other grounds.
Issues of gender equality and women's empowerment are a priority for Kazakhstan, and the Fund actively supports these initiatives, working in close cooperation with the National Commission on Women's Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – the National Commission), as well as with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
In 2024, the Fund signed a Memorandum of Co-operation with UNDP. Under this agreement, a project was implemented for 100 young people from socially vulnerable categories of population in Kyzylorda region. Online master classes and practical seminars were organised for the project participants by women leaders, graduates of the Gender Equality Programme.
At the same time, realising its social responsibility to society, special attention is paid to the employment of people with disabilities in the group of companies of the Fund. At the beginning of 2024, as part of the work carried out by the Fund in the field of inclusion, the relevant Roadmap for the employment of persons with disabilities in the group of companies of Samruk-Kazyna JSC for 2024 was developed and approved, as a result of the implementation of which, 581 people with disabilities were employed in 2024. The number of persons with disabilities in employee relations with the portfolio companies of the Fund at the end of 2024 was 3,007 people.
In 2024, the work on organisation of training in the corporate format was continued in order to systematise knowledge within the holding company and form high-quality human resources, which, among other things, took place through self-development, training events, mentoring, coaching, HR projects and formation of professional communities within the Group of companies of the Fund.
At the same time, work is underway to develop the corporate culture and employer brand in order to attract and retain specialists, especially young talent. By the end of 2024, the Fund's Group of Companies will have over 76,000 young specialists under 35. A systematic approach to work with young people is ensured by a focus on the intellectual and professional development of young specialists
As part of the programme to support youth policy, the Fund continued to implement the Zheti kadam programme. Within the framework of this programme, participants worked on individual projects, which were defended at the personnel and technical committees of the companies. Portfolio companies of the Fund selected 15 projects, which started their implementation.