RecordMove

Fiscal affairs policy officer to agricultural policy officer

A fiscal affairs policy officer already meets 25% of what the agricultural policy 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 fiscal affairs policy officer

Distant match

To agricultural policy officer

7 You already bring

9 Still to learn

33 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an agricultural policy officer is expected to do is already part of a fiscal affairs policy 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 agricultural policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An agricultural policy officer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a fiscal affairs policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

create solutions to problems
government policy implementation
maintain relations with local representatives
manage government policy implementation

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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An agricultural policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fiscal affairs policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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 manage government policy implementation management skills
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
already held present reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held scientific research methodology education

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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 4 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn promote agricultural policies required
still to learn advise on legislative acts required
still to learn liaise with local authorities required
still to learn maintain relationships with government agencies required

optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
still to learn legislation in agriculture required

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn agronomy required

optional, not held agroecology optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn develop agricultural policies required

optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

still to learn ecological principles required

06 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an agricultural 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create solutions to problems skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
already held present reports skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

09 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held policy analysis optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

21 held skills the agricultural policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on tax policy skill
not needed by the target role analyse legislation skill
not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
not needed by the target role collect financial data skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
not needed by the target role financial jurisdiction knowledge
not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
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 liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
not needed by the target role manage government funding skill
not needed by the target role market research knowledge
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role plan resource allocation skill
not needed by the target role public administration knowledge
not needed by the target role tax legislation 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 pick up Tier

still to learn agronomy required
still to learn ecological principles required
still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
still to learn legislation in agriculture required
optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a fiscal affairs policy officer become an agricultural policy officer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fiscal affairs policy officer already covers 25% of what an agricultural policy officer is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.

What skills does a fiscal affairs policy officer need to become an agricultural policy officer?

9 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is promote agricultural policies.

How hard is the move from fiscal affairs policy officer to agricultural policy officer?

Its learning distance is 69.1 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.