Table 1Transition record

government planning inspectortosecretary general

A government planning inspector already meets 31% of what the secretary general role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From government planning inspector

31%

Overlap1

To secretary general

7 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

63.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the secretary general role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the government planning inspector 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 secretary general role treats 5 of its required skills as things a government planning inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply conflict management
audit techniques
budgetary principles
perform project management
project management principles

What stands in the way is 8 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 secretary general role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a government planning inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held audit techniques business, administration and law
already held project management principles business, administration and law
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held budgetary principles business, administration and law
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
already held apply conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the secretary general role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions required
required, not held represent national interests required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
required, not held represent the organisation required

optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held implement strategic management optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held prepare presentation material optional

02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held bookkeeping regulations required

optional, not held legislation procedure optional
optional, not held public finance optional

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held conduct financial audits required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held good governance required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a secretary general 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 apply conflict management skill
already held audit techniques knowledge
already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held perform project management skill
already held project management principles knowledge
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held manage government policy implementation skill

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held implement strategic management optional
optional, not held legislation procedure optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held prepare presentation material optional
optional, not held public finance optional

25 held skills the secretary general role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role agricultural sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role communications sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
not needed by the target role energy sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
not needed by the target role follow up complaint reports skill
not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role mining sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor policy proposals skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role public administration knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role show impartiality skill
not needed by the target role tourism sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role trade sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role transportation sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role write inspection 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 good governance required
required, not held bookkeeping regulations required
optional, not held legislation procedure optional
optional, not held public finance optional

Index

Other moves recorded from government planning inspector

Full index of moves from government planning inspector

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.