Career Path of an Institutional Operations Specialist at an International Financial Institution
Maureen's career path began with a law background, which initially led to work with an NGO, providing "a different perspective in terms of social innovation," aligning with a current master's degree. This evolved into experience in the public sector, ultimately enabling them to take on the current role as a specialist in operational alliance.
Legal Background, NGO Sector, Public Sector, Career Transition, Operational Expertise
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Maureen Tejeda
Institutional Operations Specialist
International Financial Institution
Universidad Católica Santo Domingo
MA in Social Innovation, University of San Diego
Legal & Policy
Government & Public Sector
Operations and Project Management
Video Highlights
1. Law degree background provides a unique perspective.
2. Experience in the NGO sector offered a different perspective on social innovation.
3. Transitioning from NGO to public sector work provided experience for current role as an operations specialist.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college? Did you have any internships or jobs before your current role?
Basically, it's interesting because I'm a lawyer, that's my background. For all these years, in my jobs and internship roles, it was completely different.
This was especially true because I was working for an NGO for a few years. That allowed me to have a different perspective in terms of social innovation, which is what my current master's degree is about.
So, I started as a lawyer, but then I transitioned into working with the NGO sector. After that, I worked with the public sector. This allowed me to gain all the experience needed to have my current role as a specialist in operational alliance.