activism officertoelection observer
A activism officer already meets 19% of what the election observer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
19%
72.9/ 100
1 Share of the election observer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the activism officer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A election observer role treats 2 of its required skills as things a activism officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- observe confidentiality
- use communication techniques
What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A election observer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a activism officer background worth leading with.
- already held work in an international environment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held show intercultural awareness communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring
- already held establish collaborative relations communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use communication techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
All 5 carried skills, including the 2 the election observer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held show impartiality required
- required, not held adapt to changing situations required
- required, not held demonstrate commitment to democracy required
- required, not held promote human rights required
- optional, not held promote human rights implementation optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- required, not held identify electoral violations required
- required, not held report on voting process required
- required, not held keep updated on the political landscape required
- required, not held political parties required
- required, not held politics required
- required, not held social justice required
- required, not held handle stressful situations in the work place required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held international human rights law optional
- optional, not held election law optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a election observer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 identify electoral violations skill · occupation specific
- 02 report on voting process skill · occupation specific
- 03 show impartiality skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held observe confidentiality skill
- already held use communication techniques skill
- already held establish collaborative relations skill
- already held show intercultural awareness skill
- already held work in an international environment skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held international human rights law optional
- optional, not held promote human rights implementation optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held election law optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
19 held skills the election observer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advocate a cause skill
- not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with media skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role create advocacy material skill
- not needed by the target role create campaign schedule skill
- not needed by the target role design campaign actions skill
- not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
- not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
- not needed by the target role ethics of sharing work through social media knowledge
- not needed by the target role give interviews to media skill
- not needed by the target role listen actively skill
- not needed by the target role motivate supporters skill
- not needed by the target role organise supporters skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role plan events skill
- not needed by the target role social media management knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held political parties required
- required, not held politics required
- required, not held social justice required
- optional, not held international human rights law optional
- optional, not held election law optional
Other moves recorded from activism officer
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.