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Where a civil service administrative officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a civil service administrative officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Civil service administrative officers perform administrative duties in civil service organisations and government departments. They ensure record maintenance, handle enquiries and provide information to the public, either in person, through emails or phone calls. They support senior staff, and ensure a fluent internal flow of information.

Also known as government administrative officer, local authority administrator, public administrative officer.

Professionals 31 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: defence administration officer, 54%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
defence administration officer 54% covered public administration manager 41% covered secretary general 37% covered court administrator 36% covered public finance accountant 35% covered civil service administrat… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from civil service administrative officer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a civil service administrative officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A civil service administrative officer needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • legislation procedure business, administration and law
  • archive documentation related to work information skills
  • bookkeeping regulations business, administration and law
  • supervise daily information operations management skills
  • liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
  • public finance business, administration and law
  • ensure information transparency information skills
  • manage administrative systems management skills
  • use spreadsheets software working with computers
  • respond to enquiries assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a civil service administrative officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Civil service administrative officer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a civil service administrative officer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.