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