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Natural resources consultant to environmental programme coordinator

A natural resources consultant already meets 24% of what the environmental programme coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From natural resources consultant

Distant match

To environmental programme coordinator

12 You already bring

23 Still to learn

56 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

80.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an environmental programme coordinator is expected to do is already part of a natural resources consultant’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the environmental programme coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An environmental programme coordinator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a natural resources consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

assess environmental impact
carry out environmental audits
develop environmental policy
ensure compliance with environmental legislation
environmental legislation
environmental policy

What stands in the way is 23 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental programme coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a natural resources consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor nature conservation information skills
already held conduct environmental site assessments information skills
already held ecosystem management business, administration and law
already held carry out environmental audits assisting and caring
already held develop environmental policy management skills
already held habitat restoration natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the environmental programme coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 44 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 8 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn energy efficiency required
still to learn environmental design required
still to learn green building practices required
still to learn green building standards required
still to learn alternative energy required
still to learn circular economy required
still to learn energy conservation required
still to learn environmental management standards required

optional, not held urban sustainability optional

02 information skills 5 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn analyse environmental data required
still to learn perform environmental investigations required
still to learn analyse big data required
still to learn analyse energy consumption required
still to learn conduct environmental surveys required

optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 9 supplementary

still to learn implement environmental action plans required
still to learn provide training in sustainable tourism development and management required
still to learn promote environmental awareness required
still to learn report on environmental issues required

optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

04 business, administration and law 3 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn corporate sustainability required
still to learn legal studies required
still to learn quality standards required

optional, not held project management optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn implement environmental protection measures required

optional, not held issue licences optional

06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn mitigate waste of resources required

optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an environmental programme coordinator 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess environmental impact skill
already held carry out environmental audits skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
already held environmental legislation knowledge
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held habitat restoration knowledge
already held monitor nature conservation skill
already held biology knowledge
already held conduct environmental site assessments skill
already held ecology knowledge
already held ecosystem management knowledge

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

still to learn interact through digital technologies required

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 supplementary

optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held soil science optional

09 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held ethics optional

10 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional

11 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held radiation protection optional

12 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held government policy implementation optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held carry out training in environmental matters optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held ethics optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held issue licences optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held monitor legislation developments optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional
optional, not held soil science optional
optional, not held write inspection reports optional

27 held skills the environmental programme coordinator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer treatments to fish skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role advise on nature conservation skill
not needed by the target role analyse ecological data skill
not needed by the target role analyse fish samples for diagnosis skill
not needed by the target role animal species knowledge
not needed by the target role botany knowledge
not needed by the target role coastal management knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct ecological research skill
not needed by the target role conserve natural resources skill
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role educate people about nature skill
not needed by the target role environmental engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role fisheries management knowledge
not needed by the target role hydrology knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact skill
not needed by the target role manage forests skill
not needed by the target role manage habitats skill
not needed by the target role manage land resources permits skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing impact skill
not needed by the target role natural areas maintenance knowledge
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role wildlife knowledge

19 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 pick up Tier

still to learn corporate sustainability required
still to learn energy efficiency required
still to learn environmental design required
still to learn green building practices required
still to learn green building standards required
still to learn legal studies required
still to learn alternative energy required
still to learn circular economy required
still to learn energy conservation required
still to learn environmental management standards required
still to learn quality standards required
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held ethics optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional
optional, not held soil science optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a natural resources consultant become an environmental programme coordinator?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A natural resources consultant already covers 24% of what an environmental programme coordinator is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 8 of which the environmental programme coordinator role treats as required.

What skills does a natural resources consultant need to become an environmental programme coordinator?

23 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is analyse environmental data.

How hard is the move from natural resources consultant to environmental programme coordinator?

Its learning distance is 80.7 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.