(2017) Science and education, 7, 43-49. Odessa.

Serhii Bielai,
Doctor of Public Administration, senior researcher,
Research Section of Reconstruction and Operational Deployment of the
National Guard of Ukraine,
Research Centre of Service and Combat Activities of the
National Guard of Ukraine,
Mykhaylo Medvid,
Doctor of Economics, senior researcher,
Chief Deputy of Educational and Methodical Center,
Chief of the Department of the Methodical Support of Education,
Oleksandr Parkhomenko,
PhD (Candidate of Psychological Sciences), senior researcher,
Research Laboratory of Service and Combat Deployment,
National Guard of Ukraine of the Research Center of
Service and Combat Activities of the National Guard of Ukraine,
The National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine,
3, Zakhysnykiv Ukrainy Square, Kharkiv, Ukraine

THEORETICAL, METHODOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL BASES
FOR CREATING JOB DESCRIPTION OF CRISIS ASSESSMENT EXPERTS
IN TERMS OF STATE SECURITY OF UKRAINE

The most efficient way of preventing crises threatening state security is the constant monitoring of their emergence and development. In order to provide the effective monitoring of crises in terms of state security one needs highlyqualified professionals. The paper aims to justify theoretical, methodological and practical bases for the development of the job description of crisis assessment experts in terms of state security of Ukraine. In order to study the psychological characteristics of professional activities of the above mentioned experts the job analysis method was used, which involved such techniques as analysis of documentation, Delphi method and observation. Based on the results of the study the hob description of a crisis assessment expert has been composed. It reveals basic competences and skills a highlyqualified and competitive crisis assessment expert in terms of state security should have. The application of the developed job description in real-case scenario will reduce the time for training crisis assessment experts in terms of state security; increase the efficiency of fulfilling the tasks on the assessment of crises due to high-quality professional psychological selection of candidates and psychological support of their professional activities.

crises, monitoring, job description, job analysis, professional activities, crisis assessment expert.

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