Civil service administrative officer to defence administration officer
A civil service administrative officer already meets 54% of what the defence administration officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
43.2/ 100
1 How much of what a defence administration officer is expected to do is already part of a civil service administrative officer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the defence administration officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A defence administration officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a civil service administrative officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- budgetary principles
- ensure compliance with policies
- keep task records
- manage accounts
- manage administrative systems
- manage staff
What stands in the way is 5 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A defence administration officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a civil service administrative officer background worth leading with.
- already held ensure compliance with policies management skills
- already held coordinate events management skills
- already held manage administrative systems management skills
- already held manage accounts management skills
- already held fix meetings management skills
- already held budgetary principles business, administration and law
All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the defence administration officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn accounting techniques required
- still to learn military logistics required
- still to learn personnel management required
- still to learn military code required
- still to learn document management required
- optional, not held manage military logistics optional
- optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
- optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional
- optional, not held ensure information security optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a defence administration 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 · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held budgetary principles knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with policies skill
- already held keep task records skill
- already held manage accounts skill
- already held manage administrative systems skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held coordinate events skill
- already held fix meetings skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held order supplies skill
- already held respond to enquiries skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held assist in military logistics optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
- optional, not held assist in military logistics optional
- optional, not held manage military logistics optional
- optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held ensure information security optional
- optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional
19 held skills the defence administration officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
- not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role bookkeeping regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
- not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
- not needed by the target role inspect government expenditures skill
- not needed by the target role inspect government incomes skill
- not needed by the target role legislation procedure knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- not needed by the target role office software knowledge
- not needed by the target role public finance knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise daily information operations skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
- not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
- not needed by the target role write meeting reports skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn document management required
- still to learn accounting techniques required
- still to learn military code required
- still to learn military logistics required
- still to learn personnel management required
Other moves recorded from civil service administrative officer
- public administration manager 41% covered · substantial
- secretary general 37% covered · substantial
- court administrator 36% covered · substantial
- public finance accountant 35% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from civil service administrative officer
Common questions about this move
Can a civil service administrative officer become a defence administration officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A civil service administrative officer already covers 54% of what a defence administration officer is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 7 of which the defence administration officer role treats as required.
What skills does a civil service administrative officer need to become a defence administration officer?
5 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is document management.
How hard is the move from civil service administrative officer to defence administration officer?
Its learning distance is 43.2 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.