Pamela Herrera Attorney with over 10 years of experience in the public sector,

Director of Appeals

ARCOTEL

Dec 2024 - Aug 2025 (9 months)

Administrative Process Management: Led the substantiation and resolution of administrative appeals, ensuring due process, institutional legal certainty, and transparent services for citizens. Administrative Legal Advisory: Advised zonal units on the correct application of Administrative Law and telecommunications regulations, including the Ecuadorian digital ecosystem.

Legal Advisor to the Executive Director

ARCOTEL

Jul 2024 - Nov 2025 (1 year 5 months)

Administrative Acts & Regulations: Advised and reviewed the legality of regulatory frameworks that guarantee safe and transparent services for citizens, focusing on administrative acts issued by the Maximum Authority. Deputy Secretary of the ARCOTEL Board: Drafted agendas, resolutions, and follow-up reports for the Board of Directors to ensure the fulfillment of institutional functions.

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Ministerial Legal Advisor

Ministry of Education

Dec 2023 - Apr 2024 (5 months)

As a Ministerial Legal Advisor, I provided high-level technical advice for decision-making, ensuring normative alignment with international human rights standards in administrative acts. I facilitated high-level articulation with the National Assembly and the Ministry of Government regarding the legislative and political agenda for educational rights protection. Additionally, I managed calendar coordination to effectively oversee the authority’s meeting agenda, determining which matters required executive oversight. This involved proactively scheduling follow-up meetings and worktables, ensuring that all necessary departments were involved in the discussions to enhance inter-institutional collaboration and decision-making processes.

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National Director of Non-Profit Legal Organizations

Ministry of Education

Jan 2019 - Nov 2023 (4 years 11 months)

As the National Director of Non-Profit Legal Organizations, I was responsible for designing and implementing technical products and public policy proposals for the education sector, ensuring alignment with national and international youth and child rights frameworks through systematic normative analysis. I led the monitoring of normative compliance and citizen complaints to defend the right to a safe and dignified education. Additionally, I coordinated the oversight of educational social organizations nationwide, ensuring their statutes were consistent with NNAJ rights protection frameworks. In my role as a delegate to the National Transit Authority (ANT) Board, I represented the Ministry, providing technical criteria for school transportat

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Senior Legal Analyst

Higher Education, Science, and Technology Secretariat

Nov 2014 - Dec 2018 (4 years 2 months)

As a Senior Legal Analyst, I developed comprehensive legal reports and opinions to apply higher education regulations and mandatory legal processes in coordination with the Higher Education Council (CES), ensuring full legal compliance and the protection of rights. I drafted administrative acts, including Agreements and Resolutions, ensuring legal soundness, and reviewed the statutes of social organizations within a rights-based framework. Additionally, I coordinated the national unit for higher education social organization processes, ensuring that institutional statutes were consistent with the rights and guarantees of students, faculty, and administrative staff. My role also involved reviewing complaints against non-profit organizations,

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Zonal Legal Analyst

Under-secretariat of Education

Jan 2014 - Oct 2014 (10 months)

As a Zonal Legal Analyst, I played a pivotal role in Contractual Management by directly assisting the public procurement department in drafting initiation and award resolutions for contractual processes, serving as Secretary in various procurement proceedings. In the realm of Legal Procedures, I developed comprehensive legal reports to address inquiries related to the application of educational law and social organizations, ensuring the guarantee of the right to education. Additionally, I managed legal advisory sessions for citizens and internal stakeholders, which involved coordinating schedules for both the Director and my own consultations, thereby enhancing the efficiency of our legal support services. My expertise in legal reporting, g

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Social Services Analyst

Ministry of Public Health

Oct 2013 - Dec 2013 (3 months)

As a Social Services Analyst, I provided comprehensive legal advisory services to various entities, ensuring adherence to sanitary regulations and corporate compliance, which facilitated access to the right to health. My role involved offering legal support to health commissaries, where I meticulously reviewed case files related to health regulation complaints against both public and private healthcare centers. This experience not only deepened my understanding of sanitary regulations but also enhanced my ability to navigate complex legal frameworks within the social services sector.

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Legal Researcher

EDICIONES LEGALES

Jun 2011 - Feb 2012 (9 months)

Normative Monitoring: Conducted systematic analysis of legal reforms in the Official Register to ensure normative alignment of institutional catalogs.

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