Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

regulatory affairs managertopolicy manager

A regulatory affairs manager already meets 41% of what the policy manager role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From regulatory affairs manager
41%
Overlap1
To policy manager
22 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
67.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.1/ 100

1 Share of the policy manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the regulatory affairs manager 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.

Why

Why this move works

A policy manager role treats 12 of its required skills as things a regulatory affairs manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on efficiency improvements
  • business analysis
  • comply with legal regulations
  • corporate social responsibility
  • develop company strategies
  • ensure compliance with company regulations

What stands in the way is 8 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A policy 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 analyse legislation information skills
  • already held ensure compliance with company regulations assisting and caring
  • already held develop company strategies management skills
  • already held advise on legal decisions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held international trade business, administration and law

All 22 carried skills, including the 12 the policy manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 49 missing skills fall into 10 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 5 required, 11 supplementary
  • required, not held create advocacy material required
  • required, not held design advocacy campaigns required
  • required, not held advise on drafting policies required
  • required, not held advise on communication strategies required
  • required, not held promote environmental awareness required
  • optional, not held implement environmental action plans optional
  • optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
  • optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
  • optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
  • optional, not held implement policy in healthcare practices optional
  • optional, not held implement strategic management optional
  • optional, not held liaise with government officials optional
  • optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
  • optional, not held promote organisational communication optional
  • optional, not held report on environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
02 information skills 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor legislation developments required
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities optional
  • optional, not held monitor policy proposals optional
  • optional, not held analyse the context of an organisation optional
  • optional, not held draft tender documentation optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
03 management skills 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held set organisational policies required
  • optional, not held manage advocacy strategies optional
  • optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
  • optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held lead managers of company departments optional
  • optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held supervise advocacy work optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held policy analysis required
  • optional, not held government policy optional
05 assisting and caring 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
  • optional, not held apply company policies optional
  • optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held follow the statutory obligations optional
  • optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
06 business, administration and law 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held accounting department processes optional
  • optional, not held legal department processes optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held management department processes optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a policy 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • already held business analysis knowledge
  • already held comply with legal regulations skill
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held develop company strategies skill
  • already held ensure compliance with company regulations skill
  • already held ensure compliance with policies skill
  • already held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
  • already held monitor company policy skill
  • already held organisational policies knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held strategic planning knowledge
  • already held advise on legal decisions skill
  • already held analyse legal enforceability skill
  • already held analyse legislation skill
  • already held company policies knowledge
  • already held corporate law knowledge
  • already held develop organisational policies skill
  • already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • already held implement strategic planning skill
  • already held international trade knowledge
  • already held provide legal advice skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental threats optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
09 health and welfare 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held public health optional
10 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
41 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage advocacy strategies optional
  • optional, not held accounting department processes optional
  • optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
  • optional, not held environmental threats optional
  • optional, not held implement environmental action plans optional
  • optional, not held legal department processes optional
  • optional, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities optional
  • optional, not held monitor policy proposals optional
  • optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
  • optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
  • optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
  • optional, not held analyse the context of an organisation optional
  • optional, not held apply company policies optional
  • optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
  • optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional
  • optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held draft tender documentation optional
  • optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held follow the statutory obligations optional
  • optional, not held government policy optional
  • optional, not held implement policy in healthcare practices optional
  • optional, not held implement strategic management optional
  • optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
  • optional, not held lead managers of company departments optional
  • optional, not held liaise with government officials optional
  • optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
  • optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held management department processes optional
  • optional, not held perform data analysis optional
  • optional, not held perform market research optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held promote organisational communication optional
  • optional, not held public health optional
  • optional, not held report on environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held supervise advocacy work optional
  • optional, not held track key performance indicators optional

1 further entry not listed here

29 held skills the policy manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 contact scientists skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop licensing agreements skill
  • not needed by the target role enforce financial policies 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 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 support managers skill
  • not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
11 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 policy analysis required
  • optional, not held accounting department processes optional
  • optional, not held environmental threats optional
  • optional, not held legal department processes optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held government policy optional
  • optional, not held management department processes optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held public health optional
Index

Other moves recorded from regulatory affairs manager

Full index of moves from regulatory affairs manager

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.