Table 1Transition record

cultural policy officertocompetition policy officer

A cultural policy officer already meets 42% of what the competition policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cultural policy officer

42%

Overlap1

To competition policy officer

12 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

57.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.1

This move: 57.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the competition policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cultural 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 12 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 cultural 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 maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held project management principles business, administration and law
already held manage government policy implementation management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the competition policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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.

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, 5 supplementary

required, not held investigate competition restrictions required

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

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held promote free trade required

optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held present reports optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held develop competition policies required

05 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

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 12 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 develop professional network skill
already held perform project management skill
already held policy analysis knowledge
already held project management principles knowledge

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research 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 present reports optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advocate a cause skill
not needed by the target role approve reports for artistic project skill
not needed by the target role build community relations skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role coordinate community arts activities skill
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role create cultural venue outreach policies skill
not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
not needed by the target role develop cultural activities skill
not needed by the target role develop cultural policies skill
not needed by the target role develop media strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill
not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
not needed by the target role establish relationship with the media skill
not needed by the target role evaluate cultural venue programmes skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role liaise with cultural partners skill
not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
not needed by the target role manage cultural facility skill
not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
not needed by the target role promote cultural venue events skill
not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
not needed by the target role study community as a target community skill
not needed by the target role work with cultural venue specialists skill

8 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
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cultural policy officer

Full index of moves from cultural 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.