Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a policy manager can go next

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

Policy managers are responsible for managing the development of policy programs and ensuring that the strategic objectives of the organization are met. They oversee the production of policy positions, as well as the organization's campaign and advocacy work in fields such as environmental, ethics, quality, transparency, and sustainability.

Also known as policy coordinator, business ethicist, policy advocacy manager, sustainability manager, environmental policy manager, compliance coordinator, compliance director, policy advocacy coordinator, advocacy coordinator, ethics manager, technical services manager.

Managers 71 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: environmental protection manager, 68%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
environmental protection mana… 68% covered strategic planning manager 58% covered regulatory affairs manager 50% covered environmental policy officer 43% covered tax policy analyst 36% covered policy manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from policy manager, 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 policy manager 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 policy manager needs 20 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
  • design advocacy campaigns communication, collaboration and creativity
  • create advocacy material communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on drafting policies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on communication strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • ensure compliance with company regulations assisting and caring
  • policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
  • develop company strategies management skills
  • integrate strategic foundation in daily performance management skills
  • monitor company policy information skills
  • advise on efficiency improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Policy manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. 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 policy manager’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.