Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a political affairs officer can go next

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

Political affairs officers analyse developments in foreign politics and other policy matters, monitor conflicts and consult on mediation measures, as well as other developmental strategies. They write reports to ensure communication with governmental bodies, and develop policies and implementation methods.

Also known as political consultant, political aide, political advisor, political campaign officer, campaigner, lobbyist, advocacy and political affairs officer, political-military affairs officer, senior political affairs officer, prime minister adviser, president adviser.

Professionals 31 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: ambassador, 50%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
ambassador 50% covered embassy counsellor 49% covered foreign affairs officer 48% covered diplomat 46% covered public affairs consultant 38% covered political affairs officer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from political affairs 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 political affairs 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 political affairs officer needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • foreign affairs policy development social sciences, journalism and information
  • analyse foreign affairs policies information skills
  • monitor political conflicts information skills
  • advise on foreign affairs policies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • foreign affairs business, administration and law
  • advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • write situation reports communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on risk management information skills
  • advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Political affairs 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 political affairs 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.