Political party agent to election agent
A political party agent already meets 64% of what the election agent role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
35.8/ 100
1 How much of what an election agent is expected to do is already part of a political party agent’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 election agent role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An election agent role treats 8 of its required skills as things a political party agent already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on public relations
- advise politicians on electoral procedures
- analyse election procedures
- communicate with media
- election law
- liaise with politicians
What stands in the way is 2 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An election agent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a political party agent background worth leading with.
- already held advise politicians on electoral procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held analyse election procedures information skills
- already held create campaign schedule management skills
- already held communicate with media communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held election law business, administration and law
- already held political campaigning social sciences, journalism and information
All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the election agent role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 missing skills fall into 4 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.
- still to learn monitor elections required
- still to learn monitor political campaigns required
- optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
- optional, not held influence voting behaviour optional
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held advise on public image optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held develop promotional tools optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held prepare presentation material optional
- optional, not held solicit event publicity optional
- optional, not held advertising techniques optional
- optional, not held coordinate advertising campaigns optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries an election agent 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 · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held advise on public relations skill
- already held advise politicians on electoral procedures skill
- already held analyse election procedures skill
- already held communicate with media skill
- already held election law knowledge
- already held liaise with politicians skill
- already held perform public relations skill
- already held political campaigning knowledge
- already held coordinate events skill
- already held create campaign schedule skill
- already held develop media strategy skill
- already held fix meetings skill
- already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- already held manage fundraising activities skill
- already held political science knowledge
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held influence voting behaviour optional
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held advertising techniques optional
- optional, not held advise on public image optional
- optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
- optional, not held coordinate advertising campaigns optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held develop promotional tools optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held prepare presentation material optional
- optional, not held solicit event publicity optional
12 held skills the election agent role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role brief volunteers skill
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
- not needed by the target role help coordinate promotional activities skill
- not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain operational communications skill
- not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage volunteers skill
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held advertising techniques optional
Common questions about this move
Can a political party agent become an election agent?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A political party agent already covers 64% of what an election agent is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 8 of which the election agent role treats as required.
What skills does a political party agent need to become an election agent?
2 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is monitor elections.
How hard is the move from political party agent to election agent?
Its learning distance is 35.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.