Table 1Transition record

healthcare institution managertosecretary general

A healthcare institution manager already meets 26% of what the secretary general role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From healthcare institution manager

26%

Overlap1

To secretary general

6 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

68 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the secretary general role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the healthcare institution 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 secretary general role treats 4 of its required skills as things a healthcare institution manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply conflict management
budgetary principles
manage staff
represent the organisation

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 6 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 healthcare institution manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held represent the organisation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held budgetary principles business, administration and law
already held liaise with local authorities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage budgets management skills
already held manage staff management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the secretary general role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 3 required, 7 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

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 prepare presentation material optional

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held audit techniques required
required, not held bookkeeping regulations required
required, not held project management principles required

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

03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held perform project management required

optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional

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

required, not held good governance required

optional, not held government policy implementation optional

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held conduct financial audits 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply conflict management skill
already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held manage staff skill
already held represent the organisation skill
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held manage budgets 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 government policy implementation optional
optional, not held implement strategic management optional
optional, not held legislation procedure optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held prepare presentation material optional
optional, not held public finance optional

34 held skills the secretary general role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
not needed by the target role administrative tasks in a medical environment knowledge
not needed by the target role advise policy makers in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role assess health services within the community skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role delegate emergency care skill
not needed by the target role develop financial statistics reports skill
not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role healthcare administration knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role implement policy in healthcare practices skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role lead healthcare services changes skill
not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare staff knowledge
not needed by the target role manage operations in healthcare institutions skill
not needed by the target role medical studies knowledge
not needed by the target role medical terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role public health knowledge
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
not needed by the target role supervise medical office support workers skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role work within communities skill

7 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 audit techniques required
required, not held bookkeeping regulations required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held legislation procedure optional
optional, not held public finance optional

Index

Other moves recorded from healthcare institution manager

Full index of moves from healthcare institution 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.