Career Overlap Transition record
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Regulatory affairs manager to environmental protection manager

A regulatory affairs manager already meets 31% of what the environmental protection manager role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From regulatory affairs manager
31 % overlap
Distant match
To environmental protection manager
12 You already bring
16 Still to learn
51 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.6/ 100

1 How much of what an environmental protection manager is expected to do is already part of a regulatory affairs manager’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 environmental protection manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An environmental protection manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a regulatory affairs manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • advise on efficiency improvements
  • business analysis
  • corporate social responsibility
  • develop company strategies
  • ensure compliance with policies
  • implement strategic planning

What stands in the way is 16 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental protection manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a regulatory affairs manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse legal enforceability communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop company strategies management skills
  • already held corporate sustainability business, administration and law
  • already held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance management skills
  • already held monitor company policy information skills
  • already held advise on efficiency improvements communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the environmental protection manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 11 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 8 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn implement environmental action plans required
  • still to learn provide training in sustainable tourism development and management required
  • still to learn advise on environmental remediation required
  • still to learn liaise with government officials required
  • still to learn liaise with managers required
  • still to learn liaise with politicians required
  • still to learn promote environmental awareness required
  • still to learn report on environmental issues required
  • optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn coordinate environmental efforts required
  • still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies optional
  • optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
  • optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn develop environmental policy required
  • still to learn develop environmental remediation strategies required
  • optional, not held coordinate airport environmental policies optional
  • optional, not held coordinate waste management procedures optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn environmental threats required
  • still to learn environmental policy required
  • optional, not held wildlife projects optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn energy conservation required
  • optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
  • optional, not held discharge of collected waste optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an environmental protection manager 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • already held business analysis knowledge
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held develop company strategies skill
  • already held ensure compliance with policies skill
  • already held implement strategic planning skill
  • already held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
  • already held monitor company policy skill
  • already held organisational policies knowledge
  • already held strategic planning knowledge
  • already held analyse legal enforceability skill
  • already held corporate sustainability knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 services 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held characteristics of waste optional
  • optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held waste management optional
08 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held assess groundwater environmental impact optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
09 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held tree preservation and conservation optional
10 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held public health optional
11 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies optional
  • optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held assess groundwater environmental impact optional
  • optional, not held characteristics of waste optional
  • optional, not held coordinate airport environmental policies optional
  • optional, not held coordinate waste management procedures optional
  • optional, not held discharge of collected waste optional
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held tree preservation and conservation optional
  • optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
  • optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
  • optional, not held wildlife projects optional
  • optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
  • optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
  • optional, not held conduct field work optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held public health optional
  • optional, not held waste management optional
39 held skills the environmental protection manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
  • not needed by the target role banking activities knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with banking professionals skill
  • not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role contact scientists skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop licensing agreements skill
  • not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
  • not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with company regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure products meet regulatory requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role financial jurisdiction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hazard analysis and critical control points knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
  • not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international trade knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role keep updated on innovations in various business fields skill
  • not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage relationships with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role meet the requirements of legal bodies skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor compliance with licensing agreements skill
  • not needed by the target role nuclear legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise business documents skill
  • not needed by the target role patents knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare licence agreements skill
  • not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
  • not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role support managers skill
  • not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
17 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 environmental threats required
  • still to learn energy conservation required
  • still to learn environmental legislation required
  • still to learn environmental policy required
  • optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
  • optional, not held characteristics of waste optional
  • optional, not held discharge of collected waste optional
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held tree preservation and conservation optional
  • optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
  • optional, not held wildlife projects optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held public health optional
  • optional, not held waste management optional
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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a regulatory affairs manager become an environmental protection manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A regulatory affairs manager already covers 31% of what an environmental protection manager is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 10 of which the environmental protection manager role treats as required.

What skills does a regulatory affairs manager need to become an environmental protection manager?

16 required skills are missing, plus 23 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is environmental threats.

How hard is the move from regulatory affairs manager to environmental protection manager?

Its learning distance is 73.6 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.