Career Overlap Transition record
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Public relations officer to international relations officer

A public relations officer already meets 35% of what the international relations officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From public relations officer
35 % overlap
Distant match
To international relations officer
10 You already bring
7 Still to learn
33 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.3/ 100

1 How much of what an international relations officer is expected to do is already part of a public relations officer’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 international relations officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An international relations officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a public relations officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • build international relations
  • build trust
  • develop professional network
  • government representation
  • perform public relations

What stands in the way is 7 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An international relations officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public relations officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply diplomatic principles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held diplomatic principles social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held build trust communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop promotional tools communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held government representation social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held build international relations communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the international relations officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 5 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • still to learn attend meetings required
  • still to learn establish collaborative relations required
  • still to learn represent the organisation required
  • still to learn show intercultural awareness required
  • optional, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn develop international cooperation strategies required
  • optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
  • optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held set organisational policies optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn international business required
  • optional, not held foreign affairs optional
  • optional, not held international law optional
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn keep updated on the political landscape required
  • optional, not held assess risk factors optional
05 social sciences, journalism and information 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held African studies optional
  • optional, not held foreign affairs policy development optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an international relations 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held build international relations skill
  • already held build trust skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held government representation knowledge
  • already held perform public relations skill
  • already held apply diplomatic principles skill
  • already held develop promotional tools skill
  • already held diplomatic principles knowledge
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions optional
  • optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
  • optional, not held African studies optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held assess risk factors optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
  • optional, not held foreign affairs optional
  • optional, not held foreign affairs policy development optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held international law optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
  • optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held set organisational policies optional
50 held skills the international relations officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies 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 analyse external factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role build community relations skill
  • not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out forum moderation skill
  • not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compile content skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
  • not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate advertising campaigns skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop communications strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role develop public relations strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
  • not needed by the target role draft press releases skill
  • not needed by the target role establish relationship with the media skill
  • not needed by the target role ethics of sharing work through social media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow the news skill
  • not needed by the target role forming of public opinion knowledge
  • not needed by the target role give interviews to media skill
  • not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with quality assurance skill
  • not needed by the target role market research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise press conferences skill
  • not needed by the target role perform business analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role plan marketing campaigns skill

10 further entries not listed here

7 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn international business required
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held African studies optional
  • optional, not held foreign affairs optional
  • optional, not held foreign affairs policy development optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held international law optional
Index

Other moves recorded from public relations officer

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a public relations officer become an international relations officer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A public relations officer already covers 35% of what an international relations officer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 5 of which the international relations officer role treats as required.

What skills does a public relations officer need to become an international relations officer?

7 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is attend meetings.

How hard is the move from public relations officer to international relations officer?

Its learning distance is 61.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.