Table 1Transition record

election observertohuman rights officer

A election observer already meets 31% of what the human rights officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From election observer

31%

Overlap1

To human rights officer

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

64.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the human rights officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the election observer 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

Why this move works

A human rights officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a election observer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

establish collaborative relations
international human rights law
promote human rights implementation
social justice
speak different languages

What stands in the way is 7 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A human rights officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a election observer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held international human rights law business, administration and law
already held promote human rights implementation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held show intercultural awareness communication, collaboration and creativity
already held social justice social sciences, journalism and information
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring
already held establish collaborative relations communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the human rights officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 6 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held advise on legal decisions required
required, not held conduct research interview required
required, not held facilitate official agreement required
required, not held promote social awareness required

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
optional, not held promote social change optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional

02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held investigate human rights violations required

optional, not held compile legal documents optional
optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held support victims of human rights violations required

optional, not held support harmed social service users optional

04 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held international law optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held political science optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a human rights 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held establish collaborative relations skill
already held international human rights law knowledge
already held promote human rights implementation skill
already held social justice knowledge
already held speak different languages skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held show intercultural awareness skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held compile legal documents optional
optional, not held coordinate humanitarian aid missions optional
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held promote social change optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional
optional, not held support harmed social service users optional

15 held skills the human rights officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate commitment to democracy skill
not needed by the target role election law knowledge
not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
not needed by the target role identify electoral violations skill
not needed by the target role keep updated on the political landscape skill
not needed by the target role political parties knowledge
not needed by the target role politics knowledge
not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
not needed by the target role report on voting process skill
not needed by the target role show impartiality skill
not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role work in an international environment skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

4 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 scientific research methodology required
optional, not held court procedures optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held political science optional

Index

Other moves recorded from election observer

Full index of moves from election observer

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.