Table 1Transition record

legislative draftertohumanitarian advisor

A legislative drafter already meets 19% of what the humanitarian advisor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From legislative drafter

19%

Overlap1

To humanitarian advisor

3 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

72.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.4

This move: 72.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the humanitarian advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the legislative drafter 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A humanitarian advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a legislative drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held international law business, administration and law
already held use communication techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 3 carried skills, including the 2 the humanitarian advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on humanitarian aid required
required, not held work in crises areas required
required, not held develop professional network required

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held work in an international environment optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
optional, not held train employees optional

02 management skills 3 required

required, not held manage humanitarian aid required
required, not held own management skills required
required, not held tolerate stress required

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held identify emerging issues in humanitarian area required

optional, not held evaluate humanitarian programme proposals optional

04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held observe confidentiality optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held financial management optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a humanitarian advisor 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 3 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held use communication techniques skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held international law knowledge

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held evaluate humanitarian programme proposals optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held work in an international environment optional
optional, not held financial management optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
optional, not held train employees optional

17 held skills the humanitarian advisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse legislation skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role draft legislation skill
not needed by the target role examine legislative drafts skill
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role legislation procedure knowledge
not needed by the target role manage project information skill
not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role provide written content skill
not needed by the target role public law knowledge
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
not needed by the target role structure information skill

1 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 financial management optional

Index

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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.