Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

policy managertoenvironmental policy officer

A policy manager already meets 43% of what the environmental policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From policy manager
43%
Overlap1
To environmental policy officer
15 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
62.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.7/ 100

1 Share of the environmental policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the policy manager 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.

Why

Why this move works

A environmental policy officer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a policy manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse environmental data
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • environmental legislation
  • environmental policy
  • environmental threats
  • government policy

What stands in the way is 10 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a policy manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held measure sustainability of tourism activities information skills
  • already held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas assisting and caring
  • already held liaise with government officials communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held environmental threats natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held report on environmental issues communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 12 the environmental policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 9 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 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on carbon emissions reduction required
  • required, not held advise on legislative acts required
  • optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
02 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held manage land resources permits required
  • required, not held perform environmental investigations required
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held measure pollution optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ecosystem management required
  • required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held energy conservation required
  • optional, not held green building standards optional
  • optional, not held urban sustainability optional
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held emission standards optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assess environmental impact required
  • optional, not held prevent sea pollution optional
  • optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held government policy implementation required
  • optional, not held environmental economics optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental policy officer 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse environmental data skill
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held environmental policy knowledge
  • already held environmental threats knowledge
  • already held government policy knowledge
  • already held liaise with government officials skill
  • already held manage government policy implementation skill
  • already held measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
  • already held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
  • already held promote environmental awareness skill
  • already held report on environmental issues skill
  • already held develop environmental policy skill
  • already held policy analysis knowledge
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage required
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ecological principles optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
  • optional, not held environmental economics optional
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
  • optional, not held green building standards optional
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held measure pollution optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held prevent sea pollution optional
  • optional, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held urban sustainability optional
  • optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held ecological principles optional
  • optional, not held emission standards optional
  • optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
56 held skills the environmental policy officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting department processes knowledge
  • 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 efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on environmental remediation skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse legal enforceability skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create advocacy material skill
  • not needed by the target role design advocacy campaigns skill
  • not needed by the target role develop company strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
  • not needed by the target role draft tender documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with company regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
  • not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
  • not needed by the target role implement environmental action plans skill
  • not needed by the target role implement policy in healthcare practices skill
  • not needed by the target role implement strategic management skill
  • not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
  • not needed by the target role international trade knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lead managers of company departments skill
  • not needed by the target role legal department processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
  • not needed by the target role manage advocacy strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role management department processes knowledge

16 further entries not listed here

15 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
  • required, not held ecosystem management required
  • required, not held energy conservation required
  • required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
  • required, not held government policy implementation required
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held corporate sustainability optional
  • optional, not held environmental economics optional
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
  • optional, not held green building standards optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held urban sustainability optional
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held ecological principles optional
  • optional, not held emission standards optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from policy manager

Full index of moves from policy manager

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.