STEFFIE JOI CALUBAYAN-FRIAS Education: University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City Master of Development Economics (with units) December 2018 expected University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics Field of Specialization: Agricultural Marketing and Prices Award: BM Gonzalez Best Thesis in Agricultural Economics Policy April 2009 Membership in Professional Associations: Philippine Statistical Association, Inc. (PSAi) (since 2014) Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture (since 2009) Other Training: Making Impact Evaluation Matter. ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines, September 1-5, 2014 Step 2 of Assessments of Climate Change Impacts and Mapping of Vulnerability to Food Insecurity. Under the AMICAF Project of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Philippines, July 2014 Vulnerability to Food Insecurity Analysis at Household Level Resulting from Climate Changes. Under the AMICAF Project of FAO-Philippines, Manila, Philippines, February 2013 Generating Weights for Indicators of Climate Change Vulnerability Index using the Analytic Hierarchical Process. Manila, Philippines, February 2012 Employment Record: From: 2009 To: Present Employer: Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) Community Based
Monitoring System (CBMS) Research Network Position(s) held: Research Associate (2016-present); Research Analyst (2012-2016); Research Assistant (2009-2012) Work undertaken that best illustrates capability to handle the tasks to be assigned: Name of assignment or project: Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Research Project Year: 2009 present Client: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and United Kingdom - Department for International Development (UK-AID) Main project features: PEP provides research grants and build capacities of researchers from developing countries to conduct research on poverty Position(s) held: Research Associate; Research Analyst; Research Assistant Activities performed: 1. Serve as a resource person for the various trainings conducted in relation to the implementation of CBMS with local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines and global network researchers (in Asia, Africa and Latin America) as participants. These trainings include data collection and field editing, data encoding and processing, poverty mapping, data analysis and use of CBMS data, particularly in the preparation of socioeconomic profile, local plans and budgets. 2. Involve with monitoring, providing inputs/comments and reviewing of expected deliverables of assigned country projects under the CBMS research grants program. 3. Provide articles as inputs for the CBMS Network Updates a quarterly newsletter of the research network. 4. Process CBMS database, gather secondary data from different National Government Agencies (NGAs), and analyze these for the various research initiatives of the network. 5. Designated as the focal person for the customization of CBMS Scan form a tablet-based data collection system developed by the network of the different CBMS- implementing LGUs in the Philippines and of the network researchers for use in their respective country projects. 6. Serve as a focal person for the content management of the CBMS-related section of the Partnership for Economic Policy Research Network website 7. Manage social media communications, provide updates and curate visual contents for the CBMS network Facebook Groups and Pages 2 P age
Name of assignment or project: SDG Localization: Local Governance Capacity Assessment and Financial Management Year: 2017-present Client: Client: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Main project features: This project aims to assess the current situation of the local government unit using available data and assess the performance of local governments in terms of key dimensions i.e. fiscal administration, program implementation, service delivery among others in the context of monitoring and meeting development agenda such as the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Position(s) held: Research Associate Activities performed: Identified SDG indicators for localization; Supervised processing of primary data (CBMS data) collected by one LGU; Did analysis and involved with the technical writing of the SDG report; Prepared poverty maps of selected SDG indicators; Supervised infographics generation using processed SDG indicators; Coordinated with partner-lgu in gathering secondary data and validation of processed data and written report; Conducted Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) at the barangays Name of assignment or project: Monitoring the Impacts of UNICEF s Unconditional Cash Transfers in Haiyan-affected Communities Year: 2014-present Client: United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) thru PSAi Main project features: This project aims to determine the impact of one of UNICEF s disaster emergency responses, which is the Uncondtional Cash Transfer (UCT), among the typhoon Haiyan victims in Leyte Position(s) held: Research Analyst/Trainer Activities performed: Trained enumerators on the concepts and definition of the CBMS Core and UCT rider questionnaire as well as on the data collection operation using a tablet-based system; Involved in the processing and analysis of the data collected. 3 P age Name of assignment or project: Household Vulnerability Analysis of Climate Change Impact to Food Insecurity Year: 2012-present Client: United Nations - Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) Main project features: This project aims to examine the nature and extent of vulnerability of households in the Philippines to the impacts of climate change on food security. Position(s) held: Research Assistant Activities performed: Gathered secondary data from different NGAs; Did
data mining, processing, modeling and analysis of Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) data; Involved in the technical writing of research results Name of assignment or project: Impact Evaluation of Rural Micro-enterprise Promotion Program (RuMEPP) Year: 2015 Client: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Main project features: This project aims to evaluate the impact of RuMEPP to its beneficiaries in selected provinces in the Philippines. Position(s) held: Researcher/Trainer Activities performed: Provided technical support in the preparation of the tablet-based (CBMS Scan) form of the data collection instrument for the RuMEPP field survey; Became the resource person in the conduct of training of local enumerators on use and deployment of CBMS Scan; Monitored data submitted thru the CBMS Portal a cloud repository system of data collected thru the CBMS Scan Name of assignment or project: Remittances, Entrepreneurship and Local Development Year: 2013-2014 Client: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Main project features: The project examines the nature and extent of impacts of overseas remittances to improvements in development conditions at the local level. Position(s) held: Research Analyst Activities performed: Involved with the development of the data collection instrument; Data collection; Processed Family and Income Expenditures Survey (FIES) and CBMS data; Prepared the research paper with the team Name of assignment or project: Preparation of the Provincial MDG Reports Year : 2013-2014; 2009-2010 Client: National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)- United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Main project features: This project involves the provision of technical assistance in the preparation of the provincial MDG status reports using CBMS data. Position held: Trainer/ Mentor 4 P age
Activities performed: Prepared training materials and manuals; Conducted training; Processed and analyzed CBMS data; Mentored local partners in the preparation of their reports Name of assignment or project: Analysis of Existing Data on Child Labor Issues and Its Impact to Development Year: 2011 Client: International Labor Organization (ILO) Main project features: This project involves the provision of technical assistance to selected local government units in analyzing their existing data on child labor, including their CBMS data Position held: Trainer/Mentor Activities performed: Prepared necessary training materials, including Statabased processing system; Conducted training on data processing, poverty mapping and data analysis; Provided technical assistance in the preparation of child labor situationer report; Did mentoring and coordination with local partners regarding the completion of the report Name of assignment or project: Incorporating Child Labor Issues in Local Development Plans and Programmes Year : 2011-2012 Client: International Labor Organization (ILO) Main project features: This project involves provision of technical assistance to selected local government units in incorporating child labor issues in their local development plans and programmes. Position held: Trainer/Mentor Activities performed: Prepared necessary training materials; Provided technical assistance on incorporating child labor issues in local development plans; Conducted field visits and meetings with local partners; Did mentoring and coordination with local partners regarding the completion of the report 5 P age Name of assignment or project: Monitoring Household Coping Responses During Complex Crises and Recoveries Year: 2011-2012 Client: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Main project features: This project involves the design of the module on monitoring household coping strategies during complex crises and recoveries Position held: Research Assistant/Trainer
Activities performed: Assisted in the preparation of necessary data collection instruments and manuals; Conducted training of local partners; Developed encoding system for the rider questionnaire; Conducted Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and prepared reports on this activity; Assisted in the data analysis and preparation of research paper Name of assignment or project: Support to Local Governments to Improve Environmental Management in Southeast Asia Year: 2011-2012 Client: Economy and Environment Program For Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) Main project features: This project involves the provision of technical assistance to local government units in the preparation of climate change vulnerability maps Position held: Research Assistant Activities performed: Provided assistance in the generation of climate change vulnerability index Name of assignment or project: Missing Dimensions of Poverty in the Philippines Year: 2009-2010 Client: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University Of Oxford Main project features: This project involves pilot-testing of the survey instruments to capture the missing dimensions of poverty. Position held: Research Assistant Activities performed: Conducted pre-testing of the questionnaire and data collection; Conducted community validation Publications and Working Papers Publications: Reyes, C. M., Mandap, B. E., Quilitis, J. A., Bancolita, J. E., Baris, M. A., Leyso, N. L., & Calubayan, S.I. (2015). CBMS Handbook: Data Collection, Data Processing and Poverty Mapping. Manila, Philippines: De La Salle University Publishing House. Reyes, C. M., Sobreviñas, A. B., De Jesus, J. D., & Calubayan, S.I. (2012). Children in Crisis in the Philippines: Insights and Evidence from Community-Based Monitoring System. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan UK. 6 P age
Working Papers: Reyes, C. M., Mandap, B. E., Quilitis, J. A., Bancolita, J. E., Baris, M. A., Leyso, N. L., & Calubayan, S.I. (2015). Monitoring the Impacts of the Unconditional Cash Transfer Program of UNICEF Reyes, C. M., Bancolita, J. E., Leyso, N. L., & Calubayan, S.I. (2015). Impacts of Climate Change on Household Food Security in the Philippines Reyes, C. M., Tullao, Jr., T. S., Rivera, J. R., Mandap, B. E., Quilitis, J. A., Bancolita, J. E., Calubayan, S. I. (2013). Remittances, Entrepreneurship and Local Development in the Philippines: A Tale of Two Communities 7 P age