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Where an immigration policy officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an immigration policy officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Immigration policy officers develop strategies for the integration of refugees and asylum seekers, and policies for the transit of people from one nation to another. They aim to improve international cooperation and communication on the subject of immigration, as well as efficiency of immigration and integration procedures.

Also known as government policy manager, asylum policy officer, refugee policy officer, immigration policy analyst.

Professionals 37 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: regional development policy officer, 54%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

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

The 5 nearest destinations from immigration policy 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 an immigration policy 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.

ambassador 47% covered · difficulty 55

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An immigration policy officer needs 16 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

analyse irregular migration information skills
asylum systems business, administration and law
develop immigration policies management skills
promote human rights implementation communication, collaboration and creativity
immigration law business, administration and law
build international relations communication, collaboration and creativity
maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
manage government policy implementation management skills
maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Immigration policy 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 an immigration policy 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.