Crisis Management (PADM90018)

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Crisis Management subject within the Specialist Certificate in Public Administration (Advanced) should:

• understand the categories and nature of crises that occur outside political and parliamentary structures, and how those crises impact upon governments and ministers;
• appreciate the frameworks used within Government to prepare, respond and recover from acts of terrorism and significant criminal activities, natural disasters and like events with significant impacts on community confidence and behaviour;
• understand the strategic and operational environment in which political advisers operate when such events are underway, and the relationships required to manage these events for Government; and
• explore the local, national, regional, and global factors that impact on these advisers and their environment.

Generic skills

• A comprehensive understanding and appreciation of role of advisers in supporting and leading government responses to crisis;
• A sound understanding of political science and disaster management frameworks and theory required by professionals in advisory roles;
• A high-level ability to combine professional managerial and advisory skills with discipline-based expertise and to apply this complex synthesis to professional practice;
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills necessary to a range of professional activities including leading teams through crisis, responding effectively under pressure and applying adaptive frameworks to fluid situations;
• Flexible communication skills with a highly attuned sensitivity to a diverse audience, and to the issues specific to cross-cultural communication; and,
• The ability to draw upon an extensive repertoire of advanced professional skills, in particular in decision-making, providing advice and collaborating across sectors.