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Where a political party agent can go next

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

Political party agents manage the administrative tasks of a political party, such as budget management, record keeping, writing of agendas, etc. They also ensure productive communication with governmental bodies, and with press and media.

Also known as party agent, whip, chief whip, political party whip, political organisation manager, political organization manager, public relations agent.

Professionals 27 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: election agent, 64%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
election agent 64% covered political campaign officer 55% covered public administration manager 24% covered civil service administrative … 20% covered zoo educator 19% covered political party agent You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from political party agent, 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 party agent 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 party agent needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • analyse election procedures information skills
  • election law business, administration and law
  • political science social sciences, journalism and information
  • advise on public relations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
  • maintain professional records information skills
  • perform public relations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • budgetary principles business, administration and law
  • maintain financial records information skills
  • manage budgets management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Political party agent 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 party agent’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.