RecordMove

Parliamentary assistant to regulatory affairs manager

A parliamentary assistant already meets 26% of what the regulatory affairs manager role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From parliamentary assistant

Distant match

To regulatory affairs manager

9 You already bring

17 Still to learn

51 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

76.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a regulatory affairs manager is expected to do is already part of a parliamentary assistant’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 regulatory affairs manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A regulatory affairs manager role treats 9 of its required skills as things a parliamentary assistant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

business analysis
company policies
develop organisational policies
ensure compliance with policies
manage relationships with stakeholders
monitor company policy

What stands in the way is 17 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A regulatory affairs manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a parliamentary assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held organise business documents management skills
already held manage relationships with stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor company policy information skills
already held business analysis business, administration and law
already held organisational policies business, administration and law
already held strategic planning business, administration and law

All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the regulatory affairs manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 42 missing skills fall into 7 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn monitor compliance with licensing agreements required
still to learn advise on efficiency improvements required
still to learn develop licensing agreements required
still to learn implement strategic planning required
still to learn prepare licence agreements required

optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
optional, not held contact scientists optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held support managers optional

02 assisting and caring 5 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn comply with legal regulations required
still to learn ensure compliance with company regulations required
still to learn ensure compliance with legal requirements required
still to learn ensure products meet regulatory requirements required
still to learn meet the requirements of legal bodies required

optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

03 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn interpret technical requirements required
still to learn analyse legislation required
still to learn identify legal requirements required

optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
optional, not held keep updated on innovations in various business fields optional

04 management skills 3 required

still to learn develop company strategies required
still to learn enforce financial policies required
still to learn integrate strategic foundation in daily performance required

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 13 supplementary

still to learn corporate sustainability required

optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held nuclear legislation optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held patents optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held hazard analysis and critical control points optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a regulatory affairs manager 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 business analysis knowledge
already held company policies knowledge
already held develop organisational policies skill
already held ensure compliance with policies skill
already held manage relationships with stakeholders skill
already held monitor company policy skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held organise business documents skill
already held strategic planning knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held law enforcement optional

25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held nuclear legislation optional
optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
optional, not held contact scientists optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held hazard analysis and critical control points optional
optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held keep updated on innovations in various business fields optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held patents optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held support managers optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

40 held skills the regulatory affairs manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
not needed by the target role advise on drafting policies skill
not needed by the target role advise on foreign affairs policies skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role analyse text before translation skill
not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role attend meetings skill
not needed by the target role attend parliament plenaries skill
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
not needed by the target role draft legislation skill
not needed by the target role draft press releases skill
not needed by the target role examine legislative drafts skill
not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role good governance knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role maintain correspondence records skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role organise facilities for office personnel skill
not needed by the target role perform office routine activities skill
not needed by the target role politics knowledge
not needed by the target role pose questions referring to documents skill
not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
not needed by the target role respect publication formats skill
not needed by the target role respond to inquiries in written form skill
not needed by the target role review drafts skill
not needed by the target role supervise advocacy work skill
not needed by the target role write meeting reports skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

16 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
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held nuclear legislation optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held hazard analysis and critical control points optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held patents optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from parliamentary assistant

Full index of moves from parliamentary assistant

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a parliamentary assistant become a regulatory affairs manager?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A parliamentary assistant already covers 26% of what a regulatory affairs manager is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 9 of which the regulatory affairs manager role treats as required.

What skills does a parliamentary assistant need to become a regulatory affairs manager?

17 required skills are missing, plus 25 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is corporate sustainability.

How hard is the move from parliamentary assistant to regulatory affairs manager?

Its learning distance is 76.3 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.