Yan Seng

Experience

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  Civic Society Initiative

  Sept 2007 - Apr 2009

  Project Manager

  • Mentored youth volunteers, team leader of social team and act as finance manager• Networked with donors and other community groups to ensure running of projects and initiated new projects based on a needs assessment• Main achievement was initiating one free nunnery school, called Zabu Oak Shaung and leading the social team

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  Metta Moe Myanmar

  May 2009 - now

  Volunteer

  Metta Moe Myanmar vision is to be a change agent which can create an equal and sustainable development through the unity of youths.Mission is to provide a quality education to the poor and needy children in the community & to get active participation from the youths for the development of the country though education and health care projects and capacity building programs.

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  BBC Media Action

  Dec 2011 - now

  • Responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring an engaging and impactful online audience engagement strategy for all BBC Media Action productions and projects.• Coordinate research teams to carry out ground breaking youth and media research. • Coordinate and co-facilitate media training on different beat. • Coordinate from Yangon side in producing LLKS youth radio show in challenging Myanmar media environment during its initial starting phase. • Coordinate training in BBC Media Action’s online i-learn platform, including managing relationship with mentors and trainee journalists and making it accessible when Myanmar has slow internet connection. • Take responsibility for the project finances, including record keeping, payment and reporting. Show less • Managed BBC Media Action’s youth radio show LLKS and long-running radio drama the Tea Cup Diaries• Coordinated with finance, admin and research departments to ensure efficient operation of projects.• Main tasks included ensuring radio shows were broadcast on air on time in line with BBC editorial standard while focusing on audience need.• Led the management and setting up of BBC Media Action branded LLKS and TCD Facebook pages, and SoundClouds channels. Closely monitored and adapted the pages to make sure it ran in line with BBC editorial standards while adapting to audience engagement. Show less • Managed BBC Media Action’s youth radio show LLKS and long-running radio drama the Tea Cup Diaries• Coordinated with finance, admin and research departments to ensure efficient operation of projects.• Main tasks included ensuring radio shows were broadcast on air on time in line with BBC editorial standard while focusing on audience need.• Led the management and setting up of BBC Media Action branded LLKS and TCD Facebook pages, and SoundClouds channels. Closely monitored and adapted the pages to make sure it ran in line with BBC editorial standards while adapting to audience engagement. Show less

  • Digital Manager

    Jun 2017 - now

  • Project Manager

    Jul 2014 - May 2017

  • Project Coordinator

    Dec 2011 - Jul 2014