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13th Annual Emergency Management 13th Annual Emergency Management Higher Education ConferenceHigher Education Conference
“Reaching Higher”
June 7th 2010
In Emergency MANAGEMENT, the big word matters!
Arthur Rabjohn CEM FEPS MBCI
President – IAEM Europa
Director – Civil Contingencies Advisors Ltd
Business Development (Europe & Africa) – Global Rescue LLC
Consultant – EmerGeo LLC
Definition of Emergency Management
• Emergency Management is the managerial functionmanagerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters.
Many names for EM or its components
• Business Continuity Management
• Disaster Management
• Risk Management
• Crisis Management
• ………………………….All ManagementManagement
Common approaches
And there are others!
Management
The act, manner, or practice of managing; handling, supervision, or control: management of a crisismanagement of a crisis; management of factory workers.
www.answers.com
Management“Management” (from Old French ménagement “the art of conducting,
directing”, from Latin manu agere “to lead by the hand”) characterises the process of leadingleading and directingdirecting all or part of an organisation, often a business, through the deployment and manipulationmanipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). …
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management
My son …..
"management is what managers do"
EM as a Profession
• Recognise that Emergency MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGEMANAGE Emergency MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT Programmes / Offices / Agencies / Organisations
Six Functions of Management• Forecasting (to foresee/anticipateforesee/anticipate)
• Planning (make plans, preparationpreparation)
• Organisation (to provide the Function with all is needed for its smooth running: Supplies, Tools, Funding, Employees)
• Command (to leadlead the people employed by the organisation)
• Coordination (to harmoniseharmonise all actions of an Organisation in order to facilitate its smooth running and success)
• Control (to verify verify if everything happens in accordance with defined plans, orders given, and accepted principles)
…. Henri Fayol
Principles of Emergency Management
• Comprehensive
• Progressive
• Risk Driven– Forecasting & PlanningForecasting & Planning
• Integrated
• Collaborative
• CoordinatedCoordinated
• Flexible
• Professional– VerifyVerify
Fayol’s 14 Principles of Management• Division of workDivision of work
• NIMS / ISC
• AuthorityAuthority• Discipline• Unity of commandUnity of command
• NIMS / ICSNIMS / ICS
• Unity of directionUnity of direction• Subordination of Subordination of
individual interests to individual interests to the general intereststhe general interests
• Remuneration
• Centralisation• Scalar ChainScalar Chain
• NIMS / ISCNIMS / ISC
• Order• CoordinationCoordination
• Equity• Stability of tenure of
personnel• InitiativeInitiative
• Progressive / FlexibleProgressive / Flexible
• Esprit de CorpsEsprit de Corps• CollabrativeCollabrative
So why Emergency Management?
• Knowledge - Focused and recognised sources and referencesFocused and recognised sources and references
• Experience - Exercises or real eventsExercises or real events
• Application - Programme management through phasesProgramme management through phases
• Transition - Preparedness to Response to RecoveryPreparedness to Response to Recovery
What’s missing?
• Definition of Scalar Chain within the profession – hierarchical career path– hierarchical career path
• Greater degree of professional certification – More CEM®’s!
• More commonality of roles, responsibilities and structures
UNIVERSITY
FIRST JOB – Emergency Planner
FIRST CAREER- Emergency Services- Military- Management (Public Sector)
SECOND JOB – Preparedness Team Leader
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POSITION
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER (CEM®)CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER (CEM®)3 Years Experience
5 Years Experience
3 Years Experience
EM Career PathsUNIVERSITY Local Government /
Emergency Services Junior Role
Specialist Role
NGO – Field Experience
Government Agency Junior Role
Military Career
Consultancy
Commercial / Industrial Sector
Government Agency Senior Role
Local Government / Emergency Services Senior Role
NGO – Management
My EM Career PathEmergency Services
Consultancy
Commercial / Industrial Sector
Local Government Senior Role
UNIVERSITY
Fellow Status EPSFellow Status EPS
DiplomaDiplomaNVQ ManagementNVQ Management
National Govt. Working Groups
Questions?
• Any questions?
Thank you for this opportunity to share some thoughts with you