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Where an election observer can go next

4 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an election observer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Election observers are skilled and trained spectators of the elections in a functioning democracy in order to enhance the transparency and credibility of the observed elections.

Also known as election monitor, electoral observer, international election observer, short term election observer, election scrutineer, international observer, long term election observer.

Professionals 22 skills on file 4 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: humanitarian advisor, 33%

Fig. 2 · Career map 4 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 4 nearest destinations from election observer, 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 an election observer already covers. All 4 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 4 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An election observer needs 13 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

demonstrate commitment to democracy communication, collaboration and creativity
identify electoral violations information skills
report on voting process information skills
show impartiality communication, collaboration and creativity
keep updated on the political landscape information skills
political parties social sciences, journalism and information
politics social sciences, journalism and information
handle stressful situations in the work place management skills
promote human rights communication, collaboration and creativity
adapt to changing situations communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an election observer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Election observer 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 an election observer’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.