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Helder Rosalino, appointed secretary general of the government, who eventually gave up the position
It is the worst scenario since 2014. 63.5% of Cresap contests had to be repeated, the difficult is “attracting candidates”.
A 2023 activities of CRESAP, the entity responsible for competitions for superior management positions, shows a negative scenario.
2023 has been the year since 2014, with fewer candidates for such positions. 63.5% (54 in 85) of the contests had to be repeated And most (42) ended up without getting the three names necessary, points out the.
If, after the repetition of the contests, the places remain vacant, without candidacies presented, the government can then “proceed to Choice Recruitmentbetween individuals who gather the profile defined by the opening notice, which are subject to non -binding evaluation, curriculum and the adequacy of competences to the position, carried out by the Commission, ”according to the statute of the driving personnel.
There is still no data for 2024, but the 9 contests opened only in January 2025 noted that the trend did not reversed: 6 of them could not recruit professionals to the first.
The public cites the president of Cresap, Damasceno Diaswhich alerts for a “Difficulty in attracting candidates with merit for the performance of top leader. ”
In the same document related to 2022, the president of the recruitment body explained that, if there is a temporary substitute in office, “in many cases this candidate is what is chosen by the government member, either by integrating the short listeither,, being not possible to present a proposal for designation, the choice of the executive to focus on who is already in the exercise of the position. ”
After the controversy that happened to the failed choice of Helder Rosalino as Secretary General of the Government, a position that was eventually occupied by, António Leitão Amaro, Minister of Presidency, assured that a “proposal to review criteria to improve the attractiveness of the positions of public leaders ”.
“We today feel serious difficulties in recruitment for leading positions. This perception also existed in the previous government, ”the minister said.
E “attractiveness is not limited to remuneration; It is also closely linked to the possibility of exercising autonomous and efficient management, clearly on performance expectations and associated responsibilities ”, summarizes the former public leader David Ferraz.
Guarantees, therefore, that “it is crucial to reinforce the leaders’ autonomyreduce the interference of government cabinets in internal management issues, and hold the leaders responsible for the results of the implemented policies. ”
