Table 1Transition record

agricultural policy officertocompetition policy officer

A agricultural policy officer already meets 47% of what the competition policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From agricultural policy officer

47%

Overlap1

To competition policy officer

15 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

52.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.9

This move: 52.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the competition policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the agricultural policy 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A competition policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a agricultural policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out strategic research information skills
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the competition policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held state aid regulations required
required, not held business processes required
required, not held business strategy concepts required
required, not held competition law required
required, not held consumer law required
required, not held market analysis required

optional, not held corporate law optional

02 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held investigate competition restrictions required

optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
optional, not held perform market research optional

03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop competition policies required

optional, not held perform project management optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held promote free trade required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a competition policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
already held advise on government policy compliance skill
already held carry out strategic research skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held policy analysis knowledge
already held present reports skill
already held project management principles knowledge
already held scientific research methodology knowledge

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

18 held skills the competition policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role agroecology knowledge
not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role develop agricultural policies skill
not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role legislation in agriculture knowledge
not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare government funding dossiers skill
not needed by the target role promote agricultural policies skill
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held state aid regulations required
required, not held business processes required
required, not held business strategy concepts required
required, not held competition law required
required, not held consumer law required
required, not held market analysis required
optional, not held corporate law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from agricultural policy officer

Full index of moves from agricultural policy officer

Note

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.