Focused gender professional promotes high-level research and analysis skills and extensive industry knowledge. Collaborates with researchers and industry experts to build compelling research and theoretical models. Experienced and enthusiastic Consultant possesses exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills to provide advice and expertise to client organisations improving business performance. Experienced in all aspects of operations, strategy and finance.
Hi, I’m
Paola Tellez Vargas
Brighton,East Sussex
Summary
Overview
6
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
1
Certification
Work history
Fondacio Colombia - Casa Oasis Bogotá, Bogota D.C.
Gender Consultant
01.2022 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Built rapport with the community to develop and solidify partnerships within the different groups interacting in the project (beneficiaries, team member staff, donors).
- Interpreted and traced the main issues around gender roles within the community.
- Developed gender equality strategy and gender indicators for the four lines of the project (education, environment, habitat, spiritual).
- Documented activities and pieces of training for team staff, developed and designed of three handbooks (gender activities, new masculinities, and vocational guidance).
- Management of budget for project and accountability reports and presentations to donors.
Changing The Way We CareGuatemala City, Guatemala
International Social Internship IFFAmerica
09.2021 - 11.2021
Job overview
- Attended meetings to understand the needs of the projects and the team staff member.
- Established relationships with the social workers who were working in the grass within the community in Zacapa, Guatemala, due to COVID-19 times.
- Prepared and designed a handbook for developing training in new masculinities of the staff team member.
- Prepared and designed a handbook for implementing activities for the parents part of the project around new masculinities.
- Prepared the material to meet the requirements of USAID.
Brainnest Bremen, Germany
Trainee Business Analyst
07.2021 - 09.2021
Job overview
- Collaborated throughout systems development lifecycles, from requirements gathering to production releases using agile methodologies.
- Conducted training classes, held personal meetings and led special workshops to improve technical knowledge.
- Liaised with stakeholders to verify technology alignment, recommending solutions against project specifications.
- Documented process flows and implemented requirements for functional improvements.
- Produced written documentation and visual presentations to report data to influence key stakeholders.
- Selected best method to introduce business recommendations to achieve maximum understanding and enthusiasm.
PwCBogotá, Bogota D.C.
Assistant, Transfer Pricing
11.2017 - 07.2019
Job overview
- Conducted consultancy with more than 20 multinational companies from different economic sectors such as telecommunication, energy, oil & gas, banking and manufacturing etc.
- Carried out functional, market and economic analysis for the companies to evaluate the inter-company transactions such as financial credits, purchase of fixed assets, purchase of raw materials etc.
- Developed and executed Local Files, Master Files for Colombian clusters under OECD guidance and La Dian.
- Established professional relationships with multidisciplinary clients and other PwC teams worldwide to promote trust, rapport and reliability.
Abbott LafrancolBogotá, Bogota D.C.
Marketing Intern
01.2017 - 07.2017
Job overview
- Developed market analysis and research on the latest trends to broaden marketing efforts.
- Developed the POP materials for the units of Neuroscience and Ophthalmology.
- Monitored the marketing pieces' approvals from the Colombian health regulatory body Invima.
- Supported the logistics behind the continuing education doctors' sponsorship who prescribed Abbott's Ophthalmology with their participation in the international and national congress.
- Supported the launching of the first medicine for multiple sclerosis in Colombia, Yardix®.
Education
University of SussexBrighton
Master of Arts from Gender Studies
09.2022
University overview
- Gender, Politics and Social Research
- Critical Theory in Advanced Gender Theory
- Activism for Development and Social Justice
- Member of the Latin American Society
- Speaker in the Women's Day Celebration about Abortion Dilemas in LATAM the case of Colombia
Montpellier Business School Montpellier France
Master of Science from Global Business
09.2019 - 03.2021
University overview
- Master thesis How the genre can impact the success of expatriate employees? The Latin American Case
- Completed professional development in consultancy in three continents and experimented the ally universities. University of Victoria - Canada, Montpellier Business School- France and Sungkyunkwan University - South Korea
- Completed a consultancy for L'oreal - Vancouver, Canada, joint research project for the marketing, supply chain and financial management global strategy (November 2019 - January 2020)
- Completed a consultancy for IME Les Muriers - Montpellier, France, strengthening the CSR strategy of the company (November 2019 - January 2020)
- Completed consultancy for Boryung Pharmaceutical - Seoul, South Korea developing a pharmaceutical marketing tool to differentiate from their competitors. The outcome was a virtual tool for the use of the HCP (March 2020)
- Completed a consultancy for Tripti Cafe - Seoul, South Korea, created a strategy for the positioning the brand and ensure financial growth throughout an improvement in the supply chain using an smart contract blockchain in the fair trade coffee beans (February 2020 - May 2020)
Universidad de los AndesBogotá, Bogota D.C.
Bachelor of Business Administration from Business Administration
01.2013 - 10.2017
University overview
- Teacher assistant for Human Resources Management (January 2016 - December 2016) , Entrepreneurship (July 2016 - December 2016) and Organisations (July 2015 - July 2016)
- Completed a consultancy for La Silla Vacía for developing the IQ - research segment to strengthening financial gains through the use of data mining
- Member of the Social Responsability Committee of the University
Skills
- Research project support
- Work under pressure
- Analytical and numerical mindset
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Knowledgeable in Access Database, p5Js, MAXQDA, Nvivo, Qualtrics
- Knowledgeable in Trello, Slack and Asana
Languages
Spanish
Native
English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Portuguese
Intermediate
Chinese (Mandarin)
Beginner
Certification
- Certified in How to incorporate gender in development projects? By Continuing Education Program in Universidad de los Andes - October 2021 - November 2021
- Certified in Equipares Seal by the UNDP and Colombian Labor Ministry, management system that assess gender equality at work
- Participant of Generation Equality Forum by UN Women in Mexico City in March 2021 and July 2021 in Paris
Volunteering
Volunteering
- Completed volunteering in the Alumni Association Universidad de los Andes - Uniandinos, provided coaching and consultancy to head-household entrepreneurial women, Nutriinfantil from January 2021-June 2021, Ascendo NGO for a hairstyle women July 2021-December 2021, Solo delicias Vallunas y Caucanas and Productos Cali Viejo July 2022 - May 2023 all of them received the support in their entrepreneurial business plan.
- Completed volunteering in Casa Oasis Fondacio in the recreational holidays called empower girls in her dreams, providing support in the activities and management of the teenagers participants from San Luis Potosí in Calera Bogota.
Timeline
University of Sussex
Master of Arts from Gender Studies
09.2022
Gender Consultant
Fondacio Colombia - Casa Oasis
01.2022 - 08.2022
International Social Internship IFFAmerica
Changing The Way We Care
09.2021 - 11.2021
Trainee Business Analyst
Brainnest
07.2021 - 09.2021
Montpellier Business School
Master of Science from Global Business
09.2019 - 03.2021
Assistant, Transfer Pricing
PwC
11.2017 - 07.2019
Marketing Intern
Abbott Lafrancol
01.2017 - 07.2017
Universidad de los Andes
Bachelor of Business Administration from Business Administration
01.2013 - 10.2017
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