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

secretary generaltomayor

A secretary general already meets 54% of what the mayor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From secretary general
54%
Overlap1
To mayor
15 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
45.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.1/ 100

1 Share of the mayor 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

Why this move works

A mayor role treats 7 of its required skills as things a secretary general already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • build community relations
  • good governance
  • government policy implementation
  • liaise with local authorities
  • maintain relationships with government agencies
  • manage administrative systems

What stands in the way is 4 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mayor 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
  • 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
  • already held manage administrative systems management skills
  • already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the mayor role treats as required.

Table 3

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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held public administration required
  • required, not held government representation required
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
  • optional, not held engage in debates optional
  • optional, not held present legislation proposition optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held analyse community needs optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held perform government ceremonies required
04 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held constitutional law optional
  • optional, not held public law optional
05 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held motivate supporters optional
  • optional, not held prepare legislation proposition optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mayor 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held build community relations skill
  • already held good governance knowledge
  • already held government policy implementation knowledge
  • already held liaise with local authorities skill
  • already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • already held manage administrative systems skill
  • already held manage government policy implementation skill
  • already held advise on legislative acts skill
  • already held apply conflict management skill
  • already held budgetary principles knowledge
  • already held legislation procedure knowledge
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held project management principles knowledge
  • already held public finance knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engage in debates optional
  • optional, not held motivate supporters optional
  • optional, not held prepare legislation proposition optional
  • optional, not held present legislation proposition optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held analyse community needs optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held constitutional law optional
  • optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
  • optional, not held public law optional
13 held skills the mayor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply diplomatic principles skill
  • 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 manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare presentation material skill
  • not needed by the target role represent national interests skill
  • not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
6 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 public administration required
  • required, not held government representation required
  • optional, not held constitutional law optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
  • optional, not held public law optional
Index

Other moves recorded from secretary general

Full index of moves from secretary general

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.