IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPERVISOR RECRUITMENT POLICY TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE IN THE MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS IN GORONTALO

ABSTRACT: The research aimed to analyze and describe 1) supervisor recruitment policy in the Ministry ofReligious Affairs in Gorontalo and 2) performance improvement in the Ministry of Religious Affairs inGorontalo. The research method was qualitative method. Data analysis used was interactive model analysiswhich consisted of three analysis components i.e. 1) Data reduction, 2) data presentation, and 3) dataverification and conclusion drawing. Research findings indicated that: 1) strategies to implement supervisorrecruitment policy were: a) the process of supervisor recruitment planning was by determining the recruitmentactors and by mapping supervisors; b) the stage of supervisor recruitment implementation was based on specialregulations on recruitment, standards of the selection, supervisor selection, and announcement of supervisorselection result and c) the procedures of supervisor recruitment monitoring were evaluation of the result ofselection, competence certificate and competence and monitoring in the evaluation and 2) factors affecting thesuccess were a) the form of communication: mutualism between the Ministry of Religious Affairs in a certainregency/city and the regional office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Gorontalo, b) resource supports:capability to fulfill responsibilities and competence, c) implementer’s attitudes: a high commitment toimplement authorities in accordance with applicable regulations and d) bureaucratic structure: implementer’scapability to implement SOP.

Keywords: Policy, Supervisor Recruitment, Performance