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

public administration managertomayor

A public administration manager already meets 49% of what the mayor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public administration manager
49%
Overlap1
To mayor
14 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
49.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.7/ 100

1 Share of the mayor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public administration 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 mayor role treats 6 of its required skills as things a public administration manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • good governance
  • government policy implementation
  • liaise with local authorities
  • maintain relationships with government agencies
  • manage government policy implementation
  • public administration

What stands in the way is 5 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mayor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public administration manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
  • already held good governance social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held public administration social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held public law business, administration and law
  • already held public finance business, administration and law
  • already held conduct public presentations communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 6 the mayor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
  • required, not held build community relations required
  • optional, not held engage in debates optional
  • optional, not held present legislation proposition optional
  • optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held analyse community needs optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage administrative systems required
  • optional, not held motivate supporters optional
  • optional, not held prepare legislation proposition optional
03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held government representation required
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held perform government ceremonies required
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held constitutional law optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mayor 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held good governance knowledge
  • already held government policy implementation knowledge
  • already held liaise with local authorities skill
  • already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • already held manage government policy implementation skill
  • already held public administration knowledge
  • already held budgetary principles knowledge
  • already held conduct public presentations skill
  • already held legislation procedure knowledge
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held project management principles knowledge
  • already held public finance knowledge
  • already held public law knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engage in debates optional
  • optional, not held motivate supporters optional
  • optional, not held prepare legislation proposition optional
  • optional, not held present legislation proposition optional
  • optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held analyse community needs optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held constitutional law optional
  • optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
22 held skills the mayor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
  • not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
  • not needed by the target role offer assistance to national citizens skill
  • not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
  • not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
  • not needed by the target role write meeting reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write situation reports skill
4 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 government representation required
  • optional, not held constitutional law optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
Index

Other moves recorded from public administration manager

Full index of moves from public administration 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.