Analisis Kebutuhan Sumber Daya Manusia Pemerintah Desa Bulak, Kecamatan Balong, Kabupaten Ponorogo

This study aims to analyze the human resource needs in the Bulak Village Government, Balong District, Ponorogo Regency which will affect the performance of village officials in carrying out their duties. This study uses a qualitative research approach. The data used are primary data in the form of observation and interview results and secondary data. The informants used are the Village Head, Village Secretary, Village Treasurer, Kaur and Village Section Head. The analysis method used is a qualitative method with the following stages: (1) data collection; (2) data analysis; (3) data presentation; (4) drawing conclusions. The results of the study indicate that village officials aged 51-55 years are 30% of the total village officials totaling 10 people. 70% of village officials are high school graduates/equivalent and the rest are D3 and S1. In addition, in terms of skills, village officials have difficulty in managing village archives and managing village administration. This is due to insufficient knowledge or basic skills in operating computers. The results of the interview proved that village officials stated that there were many difficulties in efforts to keep up with technological developments that caused disruption to performance. To overcome this problem, action is needed to replace village devices that are no longer in accordance with applicable regulations, with the aim of finding devices that are in accordance with the needs of the institution. In addition, there are several recommendations from the village government to improve the skills of village officials by adding additional skill updates.