RecordMove

Election agent to international relations officer

An election agent already meets 19% of what the international relations officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From election agent

Distant match

To international relations officer

5 You already bring

9 Still to learn

33 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an international relations officer is expected to do is already part of an election agent’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 international relations officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An international relations officer role treats 3 of its required skills as things an election agent already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

develop professional network
establish collaborative relations
perform public relations

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An international relations officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an election agent background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop promotional tools communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform public relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held establish collaborative relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop professional network communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the international relations officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 5 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 8 supplementary

still to learn attend meetings required
still to learn build international relations required
still to learn build trust required
still to learn represent the organisation required
still to learn show intercultural awareness required

optional, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn government representation required

optional, not held European integration optional
optional, not held African studies optional
optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held foreign affairs policy development optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional

03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn develop international cooperation strategies required

optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn international business required

optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held international law optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn keep updated on the political landscape required

optional, not held assess risk factors optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an international relations 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held develop professional network skill
already held establish collaborative relations skill
already held perform public relations skill
already held develop promotional tools skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held European integration optional
optional, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held African studies optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held foreign affairs policy development optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

23 held skills the international relations officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on public image skill
not needed by the target role advise on public relations skill
not needed by the target role advise politicians on electoral procedures skill
not needed by the target role analyse election procedures skill
not needed by the target role communicate with media skill
not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
not needed by the target role coordinate advertising campaigns skill
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role create campaign schedule skill
not needed by the target role develop media strategy skill
not needed by the target role election law knowledge
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role influence voting behaviour skill
not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities skill
not needed by the target role monitor elections skill
not needed by the target role monitor political campaigns skill
not needed by the target role political campaigning knowledge
not needed by the target role political science knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare presentation material skill
not needed by the target role promote political campaign skill
not needed by the target role solicit event publicity skill

9 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 pick up Tier

still to learn government representation required
still to learn international business required
optional, not held European integration optional
optional, not held African studies optional
optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held foreign affairs policy development optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held international law optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an election agent become an international relations officer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An election agent already covers 19% of what an international relations officer is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 3 of which the international relations officer role treats as required.

What skills does an election agent need to become an international relations officer?

9 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is attend meetings.

How hard is the move from election agent to international relations officer?

Its learning distance is 73.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.