Desamparados opens external competition 04-2026 for ten municipal positions

The Municipality of Desamparados has opened External Competition No. 04-2026 to fill ten vacant positions across eight roles, including waste manager, communication and image coordination, road infrastructure, information technologies, and citizen participation. The notice is signed by the municipal Human Talent Area and appears published in La Gaceta No. 207 on Monday, November 2, 2026, in the Municipal Regime section, under official reference IN202601136014. The call for applications does not specify application deadlines or salaries within the text of the notice, and instead refers to the specifications published on the institution’s website.

The announcement, signed by Yorleny Mora Robles, coordinator of the Human Talent Area, is limited to communicating the opening of the competition and listing the vacant positions, along with their class and the number of vacancies for each. The publication itself orders to “publish once,” meaning the reference in the official gazette serves as an opening notice rather than the full detail of the offer.

Eight positions and ten vacant spots

The breakdown published by the municipality is as follows:

• Waste Manager, Municipal Professional 4 class: 1 vacancy.
• Communication and Image Coordinator, Municipal Professional 3 class: 1 vacancy.
• Road Infrastructure and Public Works Analyst 2, Municipal Professional 2 class: 1 vacancy.
• Information and Communication Technologies Analyst 2, Municipal Professional 2 class: 2 vacancies.
• Person in Charge of Beautification of Recreational Areas, Municipal Professional 1 class: 1 vacancy.
• Citizen Participation Analyst 1, Municipal Professional 1 class: 1 vacancy.
• Communication and Image Technician, Municipal Technician 2B class: 2 vacancies.
• Inspector, Municipal Technician 2B class: 1 vacancy.

In total, there are 10 spots across 8 positions, a figure that coincides with the sum of the vacancies announced in the official document.

Predominance of professional profiles

Seven of the ten spots correspond to the municipal professional class family, which appears in the notice staggered across four levels: Municipal Professional 4, 3, 2, and 1. The remaining three are grouped in the Municipal Technician 2B class, which concentrates the two communication and image technician spots and the inspector spot.

The call for applications covers diverse areas of municipal activity: waste management, institutional communication, road infrastructure and public works, information technologies, beautification of recreational areas, citizen participation, and inspection. This thematic dispersion reflects a simultaneous reinforcement of technical units and citizen contact points, rather than the coverage of a single department.

Registration and specifications

To participate, the notice indicates that interested persons must visit the website www.desamparados.go.cr, where the competition rules are published. The document does not detail the requirements, the registration deadline, or the procedure for submitting credentials in La Gaceta, as these are referred to in said rules.

The only formal condition stated in the publication is its status as a single notice, with the express instruction to “publish only once.” Therefore, those wishing to apply must consult the rules on the municipal site to learn the deadlines and conditions before gathering the documentation.

The official reference of the notice, IN202601136014, allows the full text to be located in the November 2, 2026 edition of the official gazette.

Impact for the canton

The opening of ten vacancies across eight positions makes Desamparados one of the local governments with the highest external recruitment activity in this edition of La Gaceta, in a context where most municipalities publish notices regarding rates, hearings, or edicts. For individuals seeking employment in the local public sector, the call represents an immediate opportunity in technical and professional areas of sustained demand, such as information technology, waste management, and road infrastructure. The trade-off is the requirement to consult the rules in advance: since the deadline and requirements are not listed in the official gazette, the information published on the municipal website is the only way to avoid missing the call.

Source: La Gaceta, No. 207 of November 2, 2026, Municipal Regime, p. 74 (official reference: IN202601136014).