Vladimir Arcilla Hernandez, MPA - Director for Philippine Programme

Mr. Hernandez was promoted to the post of Director for Philippine Programme in February 2007, after ten months of service as Programme Officer for Humanitarian Assistance, during which time he completed a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) at the University of the Philippines (UP) and specialized training in Singapore on humanitarian standards. He subsequently completed the eighteen-month "Bridging Leadership" Programme at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and will start, in June 2011, a doctoral programme in social development at UP.

In addition to leading CFSI operations in the Philippines and serving on the Senior Management Team (SMT) of CFSI, Mr. Hernandez represents CFSI in the Philippine Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), Philippines International NGO Network (PINGON), Asia-Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), and the Asian Disaster Risk Reduction Network (ADRRN).

Mr. Hernandez began his graduate studies during his first period of employment at CFSI, from November 2001 through August 2003, where he served as Executive Assistant and then Communications Officer in the Office of the Executive Director (OED). He previously served as a Field Researcher for CFSI, gathering data about poor communities affected by natural disaster for a project funded by the World Health Organization (WHO).

In between employment at CFSI, Mr. Hernandez worked with the Philippine Government's Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), specifically the World Bank-funded Kalahi-CIDSS project-one of the largest projects under the Government’s anti-poverty programme. His responsibilities also included serving as National Project Coordinator of the Poder y Prosperidad del Communidad Project - a similar poverty reduction project funded by the Spanish International Cooperation Agency.

Prior to joining CFSI in 2001, Mr. Hernandez held research and training positions in organizations in the Philippines and Hong Kong. A citizen of the Philippines, Mr. Hernandez earned his first degree-the Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral Science-at the University of the Philippines.

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