Public affairs consultant to member of parliament
A public affairs consultant already meets 40% of what the member of parliament role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
59.1/ 100
1 How much of what a member of parliament is expected to do is already part of a public affairs consultant’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 member of parliament role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A member of parliament role treats 5 of its required skills as things a public affairs consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- government policy implementation
- legislation procedure
- manage government policy implementation
- perform political negotiation
- rhetoric
What stands in the way is 9 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A member of parliament role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public affairs consultant background worth leading with.
- already held monitor political conflicts information skills
- already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
- already held perform political negotiation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held political science social sciences, journalism and information
- already held government representation social sciences, journalism and information
- already held build international relations communication, collaboration and creativity
All 13 carried skills, including the 5 the member of parliament role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 engage in debates required
- still to learn present legislation proposition required
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- still to learn EU law required
- still to learn constitutional law required
- optional, not held public law optional
- still to learn analyse legislation required
- still to learn ensure information transparency required
- still to learn make legislative decisions required
- still to learn prepare legislation proposition required
- still to learn good governance required
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political parties optional
- optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a member of parliament 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held legislation procedure knowledge
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held perform political negotiation skill
- already held rhetoric knowledge
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held assess risk factors skill
- already held build international relations skill
- already held establish collaborative relations skill
- already held government representation knowledge
- already held monitor political conflicts skill
- already held perform public relations skill
- already held political science knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political parties optional
- optional, not held public law optional
18 held skills the member of parliament role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European political studies knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role advise on public image skill
- not needed by the target role advise on public relations skill
- not needed by the target role apply diplomatic principles skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
- not needed by the target role diplomatic principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
- not needed by the target role influence legislators skill
- not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
- not needed by the target role legal terminology knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- not needed by the target role manage relationships with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role media and information literacy knowledge
- not needed by the target role moderate in negotiations skill
- not needed by the target role present arguments persuasively skill
- not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn EU law required
- still to learn good governance required
- still to learn constitutional law required
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political parties optional
- optional, not held public law optional
Other moves recorded from public affairs consultant
Common questions about this move
Can a public affairs consultant become a member of parliament?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A public affairs consultant already covers 40% of what a member of parliament is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 5 of which the member of parliament role treats as required.
What skills does a public affairs consultant need to become a member of parliament?
9 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is EU law.
How hard is the move from public affairs consultant to member of parliament?
Its learning distance is 59.1 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.