Senior Management Course (SMC)
The SMC is a 3-week learning opportunity focused on UN Integrated Peace Missions and designed to enhance the operational effectiveness of mission planning. Participants (civilian, military and police) will be introduced to the processes of providing strategic and operational advice in the development phase of a contemporary UN peace operation.
The course is structured around the development of a UN mission and the evolution of mandates. Using Activity/Problem-Based Learning (PBL) activities, participants will solidify their comprehension of this process.
The learning environment is multidisciplinary and appeals to civilians, the military and police who are called upon to plan a UN mission, including implementing partners of UN agencies.
This course provides indispensable insights to a country delegation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that co-habit the work environment.
During the course, participants will deal with cross-cutting issues such as culture, gender and vulnerable groups as well as negotiation and communications skills needed for effective communication in a multidisciplinary environment. As a confirmatory practicum, participants will craft policy advice that will be used in formulating UN Security Council Resolutions and/or policies that underpin activities undertaken by their respective national authorities or agencies.
SMC Learning Objectives
Programme Summary
- Work alongside other professionals
- Learn how a peace operation comes together
- Learn how the Security Council works
- When do you define the exit strategy?
- Why do countries contribute troops?
- What are the tipping points in a mission?
- Use practical tools to get at the root cause of conflicts, and solve them
- Identify cultural miscommunication
- Learn how to read between the lines of a Secretary General’s report
- Conduct a technical survey using Operational Design Criteria
- Acquaint yourself with Canada’s culture, history, society, institutions and military customs
- Post-course validation and follow-up
First Week
- Mission Initiation
- Mission Planning and Execution
- Conflict Management
- Negotiations
- The Cycle of Conflict
- Cross-Cultural Communications
Second Week
- Secretary General’s Reports
- Information Briefs
- Military Statements of Request
- Concept of Operations
- Briefings
- Analysis and Exercises using real examples scenarios
Third Week
- The five W’s of the Security Council
- Drafting Security Council Resolutions
- Informal Meetings of the Security Council