Table 1Transition record

public funding advisortosocial security officer

A public funding advisor already meets 16% of what the social security officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public funding advisor

16%

Overlap1

To social security officer

4 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

73.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.7

This move: 73.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the social security officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public funding advisor 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social security officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public funding advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held identify clients' needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held check official documents assisting and caring
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring
already held respond to enquiries assisting and caring

All 4 carried skills, including the 2 the social security officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 6 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 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held advise on social security benefits required
required, not held apply technical communication skills required
required, not held conduct research interview required
required, not held protect client interests required

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held provide necessary documents required
required, not held investigate social security applications required

optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held social security law required

optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional

04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held administer appointments required

optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held ensure information transparency required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government social security programmes required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social security 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held check official documents skill
already held respond to enquiries skill
already held identify clients' needs skill
already held observe confidentiality skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional

23 held skills the social security officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
not needed by the target role apply for government funding skill
not needed by the target role assess administrative burden skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
not needed by the target role create a financial plan skill
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role funding methods knowledge
not needed by the target role inform on government funding skill
not needed by the target role issue official documents skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role manage government funding skill
not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes skill
not needed by the target role microfinance knowledge
not needed by the target role perform business analysis skill
not needed by the target role prepare government funding dossiers skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill

5 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 social security programmes required
required, not held social security law required
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held legal research optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from public funding advisor

Full index of moves from public funding advisor

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.