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A secretary general already meets 57% of what the governor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
57%
41.6/ 100
1 Share of the governor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the secretary general 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 this move works
A governor role treats 8 of its required skills as things a secretary general already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- budgetary principles
- good governance
- government policy implementation
- legislation procedure
- liaise with local authorities
- manage budgets
What stands in the way is 3 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A governor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a secretary general background worth leading with.
- already held represent national interests communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
- already held apply diplomatic principles communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held good governance social sciences, journalism and information
- already held public finance business, administration and law
- already held build community relations communication, collaboration and creativity
All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the governor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held engage in debates required
- optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
- optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
- required, not held constitutional law required
- optional, not held public law optional
- required, not held perform government ceremonies required
- optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political parties optional
- optional, not held political science optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
- optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
- optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a governor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 engage in debates skill · sector specific
- 02 perform government ceremonies skill · sector specific
- 03 constitutional law knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held budgetary principles knowledge
- already held good governance knowledge
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held legislation procedure knowledge
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held apply conflict management skill
- already held apply diplomatic principles skill
- already held build community relations skill
- already held public finance knowledge
- already held represent national interests skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
- optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
- optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political parties optional
- optional, not held political science optional
- optional, not held public law optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
14 held skills the governor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role bookkeeping regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role build international relations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate government activities in foreign institutions skill
- not needed by the target role develop international cooperation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
- not needed by the target role implement strategic management skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role prepare presentation material skill
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held constitutional law required
- optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political parties optional
- optional, not held political science optional
- optional, not held public law optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
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.