Table 1Transition record

environmental protection managertopolicy manager

A environmental protection manager already meets 42% of what the policy manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From environmental protection manager

42%

Overlap1

To policy manager

27 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

66 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the policy manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the environmental protection manager 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 policy manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a environmental protection manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on efficiency improvements
business analysis
corporate social responsibility
develop company strategies
ensure compliance with policies
integrate strategic foundation in daily performance

What stands in the way is 10 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A policy manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a environmental protection manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held implement environmental action plans communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse legal enforceability communication, collaboration and creativity
already held coordinate environmental efforts assisting and caring
already held public health health and welfare
already held liaise with government officials communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop company strategies management skills

All 27 carried skills, including the 10 the policy manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 44 missing skills fall into 7 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, 7 supplementary

required, not held create advocacy material required
required, not held design advocacy campaigns required
required, not held advise on drafting policies required
required, not held advise on communication strategies required

optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
optional, not held implement policy in healthcare practices optional
optional, not held implement strategic management optional
optional, not held promote organisational communication optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held comply with legal regulations required
required, not held ensure compliance with company regulations required

optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
optional, not held apply company policies optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held follow the statutory obligations optional
optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held quality standards required

optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held management department processes optional

04 information skills 1 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held monitor legislation developments required

optional, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities optional
optional, not held monitor policy proposals optional
optional, not held analyse legislation optional
optional, not held analyse the context of an organisation optional
optional, not held draft tender documentation optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional

05 management skills 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held set organisational policies required

optional, not held manage advocacy strategies optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held develop organisational policies optional
optional, not held lead managers of company departments optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held supervise advocacy work optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held policy analysis required

optional, not held government policy optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a policy manager 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 27 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on efficiency improvements skill
already held business analysis knowledge
already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
already held develop company strategies skill
already held ensure compliance with policies skill
already held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
already held monitor company policy skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held promote environmental awareness skill
already held strategic planning knowledge
already held advise on environmental remediation skill
already held advise on waste management procedures skill
already held analyse environmental data skill
already held analyse legal enforceability skill
already held coordinate environmental efforts skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held environmental threats knowledge
already held implement environmental action plans skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held liaise with government officials skill
already held liaise with politicians skill
already held pollution prevention knowledge
already held public health knowledge
already held report on environmental issues skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform data analysis optional

34 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage advocacy strategies optional
optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities optional
optional, not held monitor policy proposals optional
optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
optional, not held analyse legislation optional
optional, not held analyse the context of an organisation optional
optional, not held apply company policies optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held develop organisational policies optional
optional, not held draft tender documentation optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held follow the statutory obligations optional
optional, not held government policy optional
optional, not held implement policy in healthcare practices optional
optional, not held implement strategic management optional
optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held lead managers of company departments optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held management department processes optional
optional, not held perform data analysis optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held promote organisational communication optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held supervise advocacy work optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

24 held skills the policy manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on mining environmental issues skill
not needed by the target role airport environmental regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role assess groundwater environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of waste knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
not needed by the target role coordinate airport environmental policies skill
not needed by the target role coordinate waste management procedures skill
not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
not needed by the target role develop environmental remediation strategies skill
not needed by the target role discharge of collected waste knowledge
not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
not needed by the target role green space strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies skill
not needed by the target role provide training in sustainable tourism development and management skill
not needed by the target role tree preservation and conservation knowledge
not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
not needed by the target role waste and scrap products knowledge
not needed by the target role waste management knowledge
not needed by the target role wildlife projects knowledge

10 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 policy analysis required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held government policy optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held management department processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from environmental protection manager

Full index of moves from environmental protection manager

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.