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Ji Soo YOON

Policy Analyst
Paris
Ji Soo YOON

Summary

Talented Policy Analyst with background completing in-depth reviews under tight timelines to evaluate current, pending and proposed changes. Well-versed in authoring reports and developing recommendations.

Overview

6
years of professional experience
3
Language

Work History

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Policy Analyst
04.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Support the management and coordination of the OECD Programme on Decarbonising Buildings in Cities and Regions
  • Draft OECD reports focused on decarbonising the building sector and enhancing climate resilience
  • Plan and execute policy seminars on environmental policies to encourage dialogue and collaboration.
  • Develop and conduct policy surveys targeting national and subnational policymakers

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Intern
01.2022 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Contributed to the drafting of OECD policy paper: Decarbonising Buildings in Cities and Regions, including addressing comments from experts and desk research

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Intern
06.2021 - 12.2021

Job overview

  • Conducted research on blockchain application for peer-to-peer energy and renewable energy certificates (REC) trading
  • Contributed to UNESCAP research on blockchain application in the energy sector

Norsia

SDG, ESG Communication Intern
10.2020 - 04.2021

Job overview

  • Conducted investment surveys for wealth managers on ESG, SDG principles
  • Researched on ESG ETFs, EU taxonomy on Sustainable Finance and ESG Index
  • Conducted interviews with policy consultants, ESG research agencies.

SDG lab

Researcher
03.2020 - 12.2020

Job overview

  • Conducted research on “Best practices for international development community to engage in sustainable finance”
  • Conducted interviews of 17 practitioners from international organizations including OECD and UNDP, ICRC and ILO.

DESCENTE KOREA

Sales and Marketing Associate
01.2017 - 08.2019

Job overview

  • Conducted sales analysis of a fashion brand on weekly, monthly basis
  • Engaged partners and potential investors and expanded offline retail network to remote cities
  • PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Marketing Team: prepared events for brand station for winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

Permanent Mission of Korea to OECD

Intern
04.2014 - 07.2014

Job overview

  • Assisted desk research and conference preparation for Korean diplomats
  • Coordinated events held by the Mission and created communication materials.

PSCORE (People for Successful COrean Reunification)

Intern
01.2012 - 01.2013

Job overview

  • Prepared cultural events for North Korean refugees in South Korea
  • Participated UN conference in Geneva as NGO with ECOSOC status
  • Volunteered to teach English for North Korean refugees.

Education

Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID)
Geneva, Switzerland

Master of Arts from International Affairs
05.2019 - 2022.03

University Overview

  • Specialisation: Trade and Finance
  • GPA: 5.44/6
  • Capstone Project: New Dawn for SDG Financing
  • Thesis: Blockchain Applications for Resilient and Clean Energy Transition

Ewha Womans University
Seoul, Republic of Korea

Bachelor of Arts from International Studies (Security)
05.2011 - 2016.08

University Overview

  • Minor: French Literature
  • GPA: 3.8 / 4.3 (Dean's List)

Daewon Foreign Language High School
Seoul, Republic of Korea

High School Diploma
05.2008 - 2011.02

Additional Information

Publications

OECD (2023), "Decarbonising homes in cities in the Netherlands: A neighbourhood approach", OECD Regional Development Papers, No. 42, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/b94727de-en.


OECD (2022), Decarbonising Buildings in Cities and Regions, OECD Urban Studies, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/a48ce566-en.


Podcast

The role of cities and local specificities in the decarbonization of heat in the European buildings sector, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

https://www.oxfordenergy.org/publications/oies-podcast-the-role-of-cities-and-local-specificities-in-the-decarbonization-of-heat-in-the-european-buildings-sector/


Webinars

OECD Launch event "Decarbonising homes in cities in the Netherlands: A neighbourhood approach" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHTQg5hGXU&t=3803s

Timeline

Policy Analyst

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
04.2022 - Current

Intern

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
01.2022 - 04.2022

Intern

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
06.2021 - 12.2021

SDG, ESG Communication Intern

Norsia
10.2020 - 04.2021

Researcher

SDG lab
03.2020 - 12.2020

Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID)

Master of Arts from International Affairs
05.2019 - 2022.03

Sales and Marketing Associate

DESCENTE KOREA
01.2017 - 08.2019

Intern

Permanent Mission of Korea to OECD
04.2014 - 07.2014

Intern

PSCORE (People for Successful COrean Reunification)
01.2012 - 01.2013

Ewha Womans University

Bachelor of Arts from International Studies (Security)
05.2011 - 2016.08

Daewon Foreign Language High School

High School Diploma
05.2008 - 2011.02
Ji Soo YOONPolicy Analyst