Overview
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References
Ethnicity
Community And Volunteer Experience
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MA MYA AYE

MA MYA AYE

Mount Maunganui,New Zealand

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Communications Coordinator (Casual/Part-time)

Tāwharau Whakaumu - The Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies (CAPRS)
, New Zealand
03.2025 - Current
  • Developed WordPress website for CAPRS (https://www.caprs.auckland.ac.nz/), enhancing user experience and functionality.
  • Administration of CAPRS website and social media pages, creating multimedia designs for diverse purposes.
  • Facilitating communication with key stakeholders to align project objectives.

Research Assistant (Casual/Part-time)

University of Auckland
, New Zealand
07.2021 - Current
  • Assisting some educational research projects, led by the University of Auckland's School of Critical Studies in Education, mainly with translation, data collection and referencing.
  • Co-authoring a few educational research articles

Advocacy and Communications Officer (Part-time)

University of Auckland
, New Zealand
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Managing ACCESS Project's website (creating new pages and blogs, organizing publications) and social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter)
  • Helping to summarise, synthesise and communicate emerging research findings for a range of audiences, including policymakers and decision-makers in country
  • Helping with creation of multimedia pieces (e.g., PowerPoint slides, Logo, Banners)

Seasonal Packhouse Worker

Seeka Co., Ltd.
, New Zealand
03.2021 - 08.2021
  • Kiwifruit packhouse works including packing, tray preparation, grading, repacking and quality control.

General English Teacher and General Manager

Gold Tree Private School
Sittwe, Myanmar
06.2014 - 02.2021
  • Worked full-time from June 2014 to May 2019 as a General English Teacher (Upper Primary & Secondary level) and as a General Manager.
  • Worked part-time from May 2020 to February 2021 as an Online Education Project Leader and General English Teacher.

Education

Master of Arts - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
01.2020

Certificate in ESOL Home Tutoring -

English Language Partners New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
01-2020

Bachelor of Arts - English

Yangon University of Distance Education
Sittwe, Myanmar
01.2017

Matriculation Certificate - Science Stream

Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung
Sanchaung, Myanmar
01.2009

Skills

  • Microsoft System & 365
  • Social media platforms
  • Graphic Design (Adobe Photoshop CS6)
  • Video Editing (Adobe Premiere Pro)
  • Photography
  • WordPress Website Management
  • Reference Management Software (RefWorks, Mendeley)
  • Continuous Learning
  • Highly Organized
  • Attention to Details
  • Ability to Work Under Pressure
  • Fun and Creative
  • WordPress management
  • Social media management
  • Content creation

Accomplishments

New Zealand Scholarship Award, 2019

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 02/04/93
  • Gender: Female

Languages

  • Arakanese, L1 (Mother Tongue)
  • Burmese, L2 (Second Language)
  • English, L3 (Foreign Language, Advanced)

Publications

Of coup and pandemic: The changing meanings of schooling in Myanmar, Choo, L. W., Ma Mya Aye, 2022, Pacific-Asian Education Journal, 33, 1

References

  • Dr. Ritesh Shah, r.shah@auckland.ac.nz, 021 167 4870, Research Project Lead, University of Auckland
  • Dr. Wendy Choo, liyunwendy.choo@auckland.ac.nz, 0210 814 2923, Research Project Supervisor, University of Auckland

Ethnicity

Southeast Asian (Arakanese)

Community And Volunteer Experience

  • Member, Golden Key International Honour Society, New South Wales, Australia, 12/01/20, Present
  • Home Tutor, English Language Partners New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, 07/01/20, 12/31/20
  • Volunteer Member, Rakhine Women's Initiative Organisation, Sittwe, Myanmar, 05/01/15, 05/31/22

Timeline

Communications Coordinator (Casual/Part-time)

Tāwharau Whakaumu - The Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies (CAPRS)
03.2025 - Current

Advocacy and Communications Officer (Part-time)

University of Auckland
06.2022 - 08.2022

Research Assistant (Casual/Part-time)

University of Auckland
07.2021 - Current

Seasonal Packhouse Worker

Seeka Co., Ltd.
03.2021 - 08.2021

General English Teacher and General Manager

Gold Tree Private School
06.2014 - 02.2021

Master of Arts - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Victoria University of Wellington

Certificate in ESOL Home Tutoring -

English Language Partners New Zealand

Bachelor of Arts - English

Yangon University of Distance Education

Matriculation Certificate - Science Stream

Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung

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