Table 1Transition record

human rights officertomediator

A human rights officer already meets 26% of what the mediator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From human rights officer

26%

Overlap1

To mediator

9 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

72.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.2

This move: 72.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the mediator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the human rights officer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mediator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a human rights officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on legal decisions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held facilitate official agreement communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on conflict management communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide legal advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held compile legal documents information skills
already held court procedures business, administration and law

All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the mediator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 8 required, 12 supplementary

required, not held draft the rules of the mediation service required
required, not held exercise neutrality in mediation cases required
required, not held promote communication between parties required
required, not held advise on legal services required
required, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour required
required, not held interpret law required
required, not held listen to the stories of the disputants required
required, not held negotiate in legal cases required

optional, not held show impartiality optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held manage legal personal issues optional
optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held revise legal documents optional

02 business, administration and law 10 supplementary

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held consumer law optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held legal case management optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held legal terminology optional

03 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

04 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held make legal decisions optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mediator 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on conflict management skill
already held apply conflict management skill
already held facilitate official agreement skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held advise on legal decisions skill
already held compile legal documents skill
already held conduct research interview skill
already held court procedures knowledge
already held provide legal advice skill

25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held show impartiality optional
optional, not held analyse legal evidence optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held consumer law optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
optional, not held legal case management optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held legal terminology optional
optional, not held make legal decisions optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held manage legal personal issues optional
optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held present legal arguments optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held revise legal documents optional

22 held skills the mediator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations 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 international law knowledge
not needed by the target role investigate human rights violations skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role monitor political conflicts 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 human rights implementation skill
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 testimony in court hearings skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
not needed by the target role social justice knowledge
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

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

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held consumer law optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held legal case management optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held legal terminology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from human rights officer

Full index of moves from human rights officer

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.