Viet Nam is making steady progress on its sustainable development path. The ongoing public sector reforms and upcoming elections create a new opportunity to build a future-ready and agile public administration. This will allow the country to manage emerging challenges and achieve its long-term development goals. This policy brief is grounded on findings from a UNDP’s study on Vietnamese youth’s perception and readiness for a public sector career, along with lessons learned and examples offered by international best practices and country cases. It discusses key challenges and proposes actionable solutions to make Viet Nam’s public sector more attractiveness to young talents, thereby fostering innovation, adaptability, and inclusive governance.