While media attention focuses on the "TUI effect" in southern Gran Canaria due to the Venezuelan crisis, the local administration of San Bartolomé de Tirajana has implemented a significant administrative change to its operational structure. The Official Gazette of the Province (BOP) number 157 formalized the final list of accepted and rejected applicants for the new municipal job pools, a key element for managing services in the island's tourist hub.
The legal framework: Local administrative 'hard power'
The resolution, signed by the Councillor for the Presidency and Human Resources, Elena Álamo Vega, is not a mere formality. It is based on the legal framework of Law 7/1985 on the Bases of Local Government and the Municipal Organic Regulations (ROM), reaffirming the powers delegated by the Mayor's Office in critical areas such as Education, Culture, and Equality. This legal protection aims to prevent challenges to the selection processes in a city council that manages one of the largest budgets in the outermost region.
Elite selection for municipal management (A1)
The pool of Directors (A1) has been finalized with profiles that will lead the transition to a technology- and sustainability-oriented model for citizen services. Among those admitted are names such as Miguel Ángel Araña Martel, Daniel Díaz Ramírez, Cristóbal Eugenio Gatica Osiadacz, Sofía Elena Jiménez Ramos, Kiara Morales Álvarez, Ana Dolores Ojeda Quintana, Sergio Luis Pérez Monroy, Candelaria Pérez Paula, Guadalupe Rodríguez Peñate, Dámaso Francisco Romano López, Isabel Yazmina Sánchez Barceló, Yesenia Santana Matos, Olivia Teresa Suárez Artiles, María del Pilar Suárez Sarmiento, Idaira Valencia García, and Raquel Zamora Manzano.
At the same time, the list of Coordinators (A1) incorporates specialists such as Dara Espinaco Morales, Sonia Ortega Martínez, María Arminda González Ojeda, Fayna María Castellano Casimiro, Paula Montesdeoca Cerdeira, Sara Luna Díaz Romero, Cheroisa García Rodríguez, Leydi Katherine Angulo Camargo, Yasmina Trujillo Ojeda, Auxiliadora Torres Santana, Tayri Cardoso López and Juan Cosme Vega Reyes.
The exclusion filter: Fees and qualifications
What is particularly curious—and a warning to those navigating the Canary Islands job market—is the strictness of the exclusion criteria. Most of the rejected candidates, such as Carlos Armas Pérez, Hasin Dadlani Sadarangani, and Víctor Fernández Moro, were rejected for "Reason 6": failure to pay the exam fees or deficiencies in the required qualifications (Reason 3).
In the teaching field, the A1 category positions have been extremely restrictive, admitting only Mónica González Melgar and María del Carmen Rodríguez García, while profiles such as Ilenia Esther Cazorla Zerpa or Mohamed Mohand Mehand were left out due to non-compliance in the teaching certification or lack of signed annexes.
The operational base (C1)
The city council has strengthened its teaching staff (C1) with the admission of Gisela Báez Santana, Francisco Jesús Cambil Moreno, Fabio Cruz Ingelmo, Francisco Manuel del Pino González, Tinguaro García Armas, Idaira Cristina Rodríguez Medina, Guacimara Sánchez Rodríguez, Jennifer Santana Cano and Antonio José Torres Torres.
This move in San Bartolomé de Tirajana reflects the urgent need for local authorities to professionalize their public services in a context of high tourist demand. The mass exclusion due to bureaucratic errors (missing signatures or unpaid fees) underscores the gap between the desire to create jobs and compliance with European administrative standards. For southern Gran Canaria, having a pool of operational directors and coordinators is vital for managing the Next Generation funds that continue to flow toward the renovation of the Maspalomas Costa Canaria destination. Those interested have one month to file appeals against a decision that concludes the administrative process.
