Table 1Transition record

policy officertocommunity development officer

A policy officer already meets 68% of what the community development officer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From policy officer

68%

Overlap1

To community development officer

19 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

33.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 33.8

This move: 33.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the community development officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the policy 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A community development officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out strategic research information skills
already held ensure information transparency information skills
already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide improvement strategies management skills
already held build community relations communication, collaboration and creativity

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the community development officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 7 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 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required

optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held public law optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held build trust required

optional, not held perform public relations optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held identify sources on potential target communities for art required

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held conduct public surveys optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geography optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a community development 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse community needs skill
already held build community relations skill
already held carry out strategic research skill
already held conduct public presentations skill
already held ensure information transparency skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held perform resource planning skill
already held provide improvement strategies skill
already held work within communities skill
already held advise on economic development skill
already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held perform project management skill
already held present reports skill
already held project management principles knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held rural development strategies optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
optional, not held rural development strategies optional
optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held public law optional

97 held skills the community development officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role European political studies knowledge
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 advocate a cause skill
not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
not needed by the target role analyse education system skill
not needed by the target role analyse foreign affairs policies skill
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role analyse irregular migration skill
not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
not needed by the target role asylum systems knowledge
not needed by the target role attend parliament plenaries skill
not needed by the target role build international relations skill
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
not needed by the target role communications sector policies knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role create cultural venue outreach policies skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
not needed by the target role develop agricultural policies skill
not needed by the target role develop competition policies skill
not needed by the target role develop cultural activities skill
not needed by the target role develop cultural policies skill
not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
not needed by the target role develop immigration policies skill
not needed by the target role develop media strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill

57 further entries not listed here

6 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 budgetary principles required
optional, not held rural development strategies optional
optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held public law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from policy officer

Full index of moves from policy 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.