Increasing capability in New Increasing capability in New Zealand Emergency Zealand Emergency ManagementManagementJane PierardJane PierardMinistry of Civil Defence & Emergency Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency ManagementManagementNew ZealandNew Zealand

2 June 20092 June 2009

OverviewOverview

1. New Zealand Hazardscape2. The Civil Defence Emergency

Management (CDEM) Act 20023. Structure of the CDEM Sector4. The CDEM Competency Framework

Project• Key drivers• Methodology• Results• Next steps

New Zealand

NZ Facts and Figures

2009US Australi

aNZ

Area (km2) 9,629,091

7,682,300 270,534

Population (m) 303.82 21.01 4.307

Popn Density (/km2)

31.6 3 15.5

GDP (US$b) 13,807.6 926.3 126.4

GDP per capita (US$)

45,700 43,800 29,800

New Zealand New Zealand HazardscapeHazardscape

New Zealand has a broad range of hazards:

“sometimes it does us a power of good to remind ourselves that we live on two volcanic rocks where two tectonic plates meet, in a somewhat lonely stretch of windswept ocean just above the Roaring Forties. If you want drama – you’ve come to the right place”

Sir Geoffrey Palmer

Civil Defence Civil Defence Emergency Emergency

Management Act 2002Management Act 2002The platform for emergency management with key elements:1. A clear statement of

purpose that mandates risk management

2. A structure to enable cooperative planning, response and dispersed accountability

3. An integrated planning framework

Pre 2002 Act Post 2002 ActTrend From Towards

Hazard specific All-hazards

Response management Risk management

Reactive, top down Proactive, bottom up

Static solutions Recognising change

Single agency Partnerships

Physical sciences driven Multi-disciplinary

Planning for communities Planning with communities

Communicating to communities

Communicating with communities

Pre 2002 Act Post 2002 ActTrend From Towards

Hazard specific All-hazards

Response management Risk management

Reactive, top down Proactive, bottom up

Static solutions Recognising change

Single agency Partnerships

Physical sciences driven Multi-disciplinary

Planning for communities Planning with communities

Communicating to communities

Communicating with communities

National CDEM National CDEM StrategyStrategy

Provides Government’s vision, goals and objectives for hazard and emergency management

• Establishes vision of a ‘Resilient New Zealand’

• Links to other national strategies and community plans

CDEM Strategy CDEM Strategy PrinciplesPrinciples

• Individual and community responsibility and self reliance

• Transparent and systematic approach to risk management

• Comprehensive risk management – across the 4Rs

• Addressing consequences

• Making best use of information, expertise and structures

The CDEM The CDEM EnvironmentEnvironment

Is about…• All hazards, all risks

• Sustainable management of hazards

• Achieving acceptable levels of risk

• Functional based planning

• Coordination, and integration of local, regional, central agencies

• Everyone playing their part

…….in order to create resilient communities..in order to create resilient communities.

16 16 CDEM CDEM

GroupsGroups

Role of MCDEMRole of MCDEMOur role is to:

• provide strategic policy advice on New Zealand’s capability

• ensure the establishment of structures to support the framework

• provide support to sector stakeholders to build and enhance capability

• ensure a co-ordinated approach across the 4Rs

• manage central government response and recovery functions for large scale events

CDEM CDEM Competency Competency Framework Framework

ProjectProject

National CDEM National CDEM StrategyStrategy

Goal Three“Enhancing New Zealand’s capability to manage

civil defence emergencies.”

Objective : “Promoting continuing and coordinated professional development

in CDEM”

BackgroundBackground

• Discussion with CDEM Groups between October-December 2006

• Feedback to Minister from CDEM Groups in 2007

• Review of professional development• Literature review completed in January

2008• Suggested process based on international

best practice (Australia, UK, USA)

CDEM CompetenciesCDEM Competencies

Evidence-based records of skill and knowledge sets that are required by people undertaking specific CDEM functions within an organisation/sector.

MethodologyMethodology

• Literature review• National focus groups• Intensive workshops to refine create

and refine competency statements • Online survey to validate

competencies• Triangulation and analysis

Survey responses by Survey responses by organisationorganisation

17%

2%

4%

40%

8%2%

2%

1%

2%

2%

3%7%

2%2%1%

1%

4%

CDEM GroupCommunity OrganisationDistrict Health BoardLocal AuthorityMCDEMMinistry of HealthMinistry of Social DevelopmentNon-Government Organisation NZ Defence ForceNZ Fire ServiceNZ PoliceOther Government AgencyPrivate Sector CompanyRegional CouncilScience/Research AgencyTraining/Education ProviderOther

Key areas of Key areas of competencycompetency

1. Relationship management2. Information management3. Risk management4. Planning5. Implementation6. Communication7. Capability development8. Leadership

Structure …Structure …

Key AreaA group of competencies

CompetencyA specific area of performance

(what a person needs to be able to do)

Performance IndicatorsWhat a person needs to

demonstrate in order to be assessed as competent

Key Area 6 (of 8)Communication

Example…Example…

Competency CM02 (of 4)CDEM public education/risk communication

programmes are developed to support community readiness and risk reduction.

Performance Indicators (2 of 13)Develops public education/risk communication strategies and plans.Identifies specific partners and communities to be engaged in CDEM public education programmes.

Purpose & use of CDEM Purpose & use of CDEM Competency Framework Competency Framework

projectproject

• Promote professionalisation of emergency management

• Understand professional development needs of the CDEM sector

• Provide platform for development of standards/training/education packages

• Inform development of career pathways to assist recruitment and retention

Next stepsNext steps

• Competencies published and available for use in June 2009

• Mapping of specific key CDEM roles

• Current professional development activities matched to competencies, and gaps addressed

Questions?Questions?