Human rights officer to immigration policy officer

• already held liaise with local authorities skill
• already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
• already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
• already held promote human rights implementation skill
• already held show intercultural awareness skill
• already held social justice knowledge
• already held apply conflict management skill
• already held establish collaborative relations skill
• already held international law knowledge
• already held scientific research methodology knowledge

• optional, not held European political studies optional
• optional, not held enable access to services optional
• optional, not held foster dialogue in society optional
• optional, not held policy analysis optional
• optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
• optional, not held analyse community needs optional
• optional, not held analyse foreign affairs policies optional
• optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
• optional, not held assess risk factors optional
• optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
• optional, not held foreign affairs optional
• optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
• optional, not held observe new developments in foreign countries optional
• optional, not held perform project management optional
• optional, not held project management principles optional
• optional, not held promote inclusion optional
• optional, not held work within communities optional

• not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
• not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
• not needed by the target role compile legal documents skill
• not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
• not needed by the target role coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
• not needed by the target role court procedures knowledge
• not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
• not needed by the target role hear witness accounts skill
• not needed by the target role international human rights law knowledge
• not needed by the target role investigate human rights violations skill
• not needed by the target role monitor political conflicts skill
• not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
• not needed by the target role perform political negotiation skill
• not needed by the target role political science knowledge
• not needed by the target role promote social awareness skill
• not needed by the target role promote social change skill
• not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
• not needed by the target role provide testimony in court hearings skill
• not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
• not needed by the target role support harmed social service users skill
• not needed by the target role support victims of human rights violations skill

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn asylum systems required
• still to learn international commercial transactions rules required
• still to learn government policy implementation required
• still to learn immigration law required
• optional, not held European political studies optional
• optional, not held policy analysis optional
• optional, not held foreign affairs optional
• optional, not held project management principles optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A human rights officer already covers 32% of what an immigration policy officer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 6 of which the immigration policy officer role treats as required.

10 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is analyse irregular migration.

Its learning distance is 67.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.