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Yina Yun

Environmental & Social (ES) Specialist │ Gender & Inclusion Focus
Busan

Summary

Gender‑centred social‑safeguards specialist with 15 years of experience delivering UNDP, UNFPA, KOICA and NGO programmes across Africa and Asia. Served as Project Coordination Specialist, gender focal point, and PSEA committee member at UNDP DRC, leading multi‑donor GBV programmes and contributing gender analyses to numerous project proposals, including CAFI‑funded REDD+. Co‑developed PSEA training tools in collaboration with the Quality Assurance Unit. Completed multiple World Bank ESS framework courses; brings strong capabilities in cross‑cultural coordination, social-risk screening, and “do no harm” compliance to support GCF’s integrated ESMS with proven gender expertise and expanding environmental capacity.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Project Coordinator

United Nations Development Programmes
09.2022 - 04.2025
  • Programme Leadership & Safeguards – Coordinated multi‑donor UN‑joint GBV programmes and projects, applying social‑safeguard principles and “do no harm” standards in conflict‑affected provinces.
  • Operational Oversight – Directed planning, budgeting, procurement, risk management, M&E, and donor reporting in line with UNDP ESMS and QA requirements.
  • Gender Focal & PSEA Lead – Served as office gender focal point and PSEA committee member; advised on gender analyses for proposals (incl. CAFI‑funded REDD+) and co‑developed PSEA training tools with the QA Unit.
  • Strategic Partnerships – Brokered collaboration with UNFPA, KOICA, Canadian partners, national ministries, GBV sub‑clusters, and NGOs to embed gender equality and PSEA safeguards across all activities.

Technical Expert GBV / Reintegration Socioeconomic

KOICA – Seconded to UNDP DRC
03.2021 - 08.2022
  • Programme Design & Safeguards – Led design and approval of the UNDP–UNFPA GBV programme “Prevention and Holistic Response to GBV for Peace Consolidation,” framing the results matrix, risk register and gender‑action plan in line with UNDP ESMS and UNSDCF priorities.
  • Due‑Diligence & Stakeholder Coordination – Delivered social‑safeguard advice throughout the project cycle; conducted joint field missions with UNFPA, GBV sub‑cluster, line ministries and KOICA to embed “do no harm” measures at national and provincial levels.
  • Capacity Building – Orchestrated a small‑grant scheme that trained National Police on survivor‑centred response and produced SOPs for GBV one‑stop centres, in partnership with UNDP Seoul Policy Centre (South‑South cooperation).
  • Gender Mainstreaming & Advocacy – Served as team gender lead, aligning all outputs with the 2020‑24 country programme; provided technical briefs and advocacy that strengthened UNDP’s PSEA and gender‑equality commitments.

Youth, Peace and Security Specialist

United Nations Population Fund
01.2018 - 12.2019

• Regional Coordination & Gender Responsive Frameworks – Co led the Inter Agency Youth, Peace & Security Working Group with a regional youth coalition, driving a multi country situation analysis that embedded gender and intersectionality in the first Asia Pacific YPS results framework and priorities.
• Strategic Gender Advisory – Provided technical guidance on gender equality, adolescent SRHR and conflict prevention to 20 + UNFPA country offices, ensuring alignment with UNSCR 2250, CEDAW, and the UN Youth Strategy.
• SOP & Toolkit Development – Co authored gender sensitive SOPs, indicators and toolkits—materials that informed background research for the UN Secretary General’s Youth, Peace & Security progress study and were later integrated into UNFPA’s global youth leadership package.
• Youth Led & Gender Inclusive Advocacy – Facilitated cross border youth networks and high level forums, securing gender balanced youth participation mechanisms in three national peace action plans.

Expert, Civil Society Cooperation

KOICA
09.2015 - 09.2016
  • Project Design (Donor Side) – Provided technical inputs to develop new project proposals fully compliant with KOICA social‑safeguard and results‑based‑management guidelines, including a gender‑responsive proposal for girl‑mothers in Cabo Delgado (with UNFPA Mozambique).
  • Portfolio Oversight & M&E – Led monitoring and mid‑term reviews for 13 active CSO projects, analysing progress, risks and safeguard compliance, and issuing corrective‑action recommendations reported to KOICA headquarters.
  • Inter‑Agency & Multi‑Sector Coordination – Represented KOICA in government and UN steering committees, aligning donor, ministry and NGO interventions for cost‑efficient, high‑quality delivery across health, education and gender sectors.

Project Manager

Angel’s Haven Social Welfare Foundation
01.2012 - 02.2015
  • End‑to‑End Management – Directed a KOICA‑funded programme that improved schooling, health and protection for women and children; met every milestone on schedule and within budget while complying with KOICA safeguards and audit standards.
  • Girls’ Health Innovation – Introduced a reusable‑pad scheme and school‑based GBV‑prevention sessions, significantly enhancing menstrual‑health management and increasing girls’ attendance.
  • Youth & Community Participation – Developed participatory‑planning tools that enabled children and adolescents to shape services, cultivating local “change‑maker” capacity.
  • Multi‑Stakeholder Collaboration – Coordinated CSOs, donors and district officials; ran joint needs assessments and produced gender‑responsive work plans for women, adolescents and youth.

Other Professional Experience

(prior to 2012)
12.2007 - 01.2012
  • Kenya (2010‑2011) – Supported women’s economic‑empowerment and SRH programmes in rural counties that include Indigenous communities, providing field‑level M&E, problem‑solving and advocacy materials for local NGOs and faith‑based partners.
  • Korea (2009) – Delivered rights‑based psychosocial support and life‑skills training to socially excluded youth in community child centres, ensuring vulnerable groups were represented in service planning.
  • Korea (2007 – 2008) – Raised and managed community‑based funds for a social‑welfare centre, channeling resources to underserved children, seniors and low‑income families while ensuring transparent donor reporting and inclusive programme coverage.

Education

Master of Social Science in Gender Studies - Gender

Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden
08.2017 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Social Welfare - Social Welfare

Chung Ang University
Republic Of Korea
03.2003 - 02.2008

Skills

    ESMS & Safeguards Compliance

    Strategic Planning & Risk Management

    Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement

    Stakeholder Collaboration & Team Leadership

    Project & Grant Management

    Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)

    Professional Integrity & Ethics (PSEA/SEAH standards)

    Agile Multitasking & Prioritization

Timeline

Project Coordinator

United Nations Development Programmes
09.2022 - 04.2025

Technical Expert GBV / Reintegration Socioeconomic

KOICA – Seconded to UNDP DRC
03.2021 - 08.2022

Youth, Peace and Security Specialist

United Nations Population Fund
01.2018 - 12.2019

Master of Social Science in Gender Studies - Gender

Linköping University
08.2017 - 06.2019

Expert, Civil Society Cooperation

KOICA
09.2015 - 09.2016

Project Manager

Angel’s Haven Social Welfare Foundation
01.2012 - 02.2015

Other Professional Experience

(prior to 2012)
12.2007 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Social Welfare - Social Welfare

Chung Ang University
03.2003 - 02.2008
Yina YunEnvironmental & Social (ES) Specialist │ Gender & Inclusion Focus