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Regulatory affairs manager to strategic planning manager

A regulatory affairs manager already meets 36% of what the strategic planning manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From regulatory affairs manager

Distant match

To strategic planning manager

13 You already bring

14 Still to learn

54 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a strategic planning 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 strategic planning manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A strategic planning manager role treats 13 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
company policies
corporate social responsibility
corporate sustainability
develop company strategies

What stands in the way is 14 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A strategic planning 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 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
already held business analysis business, administration and law

All 13 carried skills, including the 13 the strategic planning manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 6 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 6 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn implement operational business plans required
still to learn advise on communication strategies required
still to learn impart business plans to collaborators required
still to learn implement strategic management required
still to learn liaise with managers required
still to learn use different communication channels required

optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held collaborate in company's daily operations optional
optional, not held disseminate internal communications optional
optional, not held process commissioned instructions optional
optional, not held promote organisational communication optional
optional, not held provide feedback on job performance optional

02 management skills 5 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn develop business plans required
still to learn apply strategic thinking required
still to learn define organisational standards required
still to learn imprint visionary aspirations into the business management required
still to learn lead managers of company departments required

optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
optional, not held evaluate performance of organisational collaborators optional
optional, not held identify undetected organisational needs optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 11 supplementary

still to learn hoshin kanri strategic planning required
still to learn management department processes required

optional, not held program management optional
optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional
optional, not held financial department processes optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held management consulting optional
optional, not held marketing department processes optional
optional, not held operations department processes optional
optional, not held operations management optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held sales department processes optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn follow the statutory obligations required

optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional

05 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held make data-driven decisions optional
optional, not held revise drafts made by managers optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held government policy optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a strategic planning 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on efficiency improvements skill
already held business analysis knowledge
already held company policies knowledge
already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
already held corporate sustainability knowledge
already held develop company strategies skill
already held develop organisational policies 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

27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held program management optional
optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional
optional, not held financial department processes optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held management consulting optional
optional, not held marketing department processes optional
optional, not held operations department processes optional
optional, not held operations management optional
optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held collaborate in company's daily operations optional
optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
optional, not held disseminate internal communications optional
optional, not held evaluate performance of organisational collaborators optional
optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held government policy optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held identify undetected organisational needs optional
optional, not held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations optional
optional, not held make data-driven decisions optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held process commissioned instructions optional
optional, not held promote organisational communication optional
optional, not held provide feedback on job performance optional
optional, not held revise drafts made by managers optional
optional, not held sales department processes optional

38 held skills the strategic planning 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 legal enforceability 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 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 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

14 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 hoshin kanri strategic planning required
still to learn management department processes required
optional, not held program management optional
optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional
optional, not held financial department processes optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held management consulting optional
optional, not held marketing department processes optional
optional, not held operations department processes optional
optional, not held operations management optional
optional, not held government policy optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held sales department processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from regulatory affairs manager

Full index of moves from regulatory affairs manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a regulatory affairs manager become a strategic planning manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A regulatory affairs manager already covers 36% of what a strategic planning manager is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 13 of which the strategic planning manager role treats as required.

What skills does a regulatory affairs manager need to become a strategic planning manager?

14 required skills are missing, plus 27 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop business plans.

How hard is the move from regulatory affairs manager to strategic planning manager?

Its learning distance is 69.7 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.