Where a diplomat can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a diplomat already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Diplomats represent their home nation and government in international organisations. They negotiate with the organisation's officials to ensure the home nation's interests are protected, as well as facilitate productive and friendly communication between the home nation and the international organisation.
Also known as envoy, diplomatic agent, UN diplomat, diplomatic service officer, foreign service officer, her majesty's diplomat.
Managers 38 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: ambassador, 80%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A diplomat needs 19 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- apply diplomatic crisis management management skills
- make diplomatic decisions management skills
- coordinate government activities in foreign institutions communication, collaboration and creativity
- represent national interests communication, collaboration and creativity
- foreign languages for international careers arts and humanities
- develop international cooperation strategies management skills
- foreign affairs business, administration and law
- observe new developments in foreign countries information skills
- apply diplomatic principles communication, collaboration and creativity
- diplomatic principles social sciences, journalism and information
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a diplomat does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- embassy counsellor 71% covered · difficulty 35.1
- consul 70% covered · difficulty 36.6
- ambassador 66% covered · difficulty 40.3
- foreign affairs officer 65% covered · difficulty 41.7
- international relations officer 64% covered · difficulty 41.4
- political affairs officer 46% covered · difficulty 57.3
- public affairs consultant 39% covered · difficulty 63.4
- immigration adviser 28% covered · difficulty 72.6
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Diplomat is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a diplomat’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.