Table 1Transition record

public health policy officertocommunity development officer

A public health policy officer already meets 41% of what the community development officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public health policy officer

41%

Overlap1

To community development officer

11 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

56.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.7

This move: 56.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the community development officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public health 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 11 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 public health policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held carry out strategic research information skills
already held provide improvement strategies management skills
already held build community relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held project management principles business, administration and law
already held manage government policy implementation management skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the community development officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held analyse community needs required
required, not held build trust required
required, not held conduct public presentations required

optional, not held advise on economic development optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure information transparency required
required, not held perform resource planning required

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

03 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

04 management skills 1 required

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

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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held build community relations skill
already held carry out strategic research skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held provide improvement strategies skill
already held work within communities skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held perform project management 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

14 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 advise on economic development optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional
optional, not held present reports 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

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address public health issues skill
not needed by the target role advise policy makers in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
not needed by the target role analyse health problems within a given community skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role assess health services within the community skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role implement policy in healthcare practices skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role lead healthcare services changes skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare staff knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor regulations in social services skill
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role public health knowledge
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role report on social development 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.

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 public health policy officer

Full index of moves from public health 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.