RecordMove

Social security administrator to regional development policy officer

A social security administrator already meets 42% of what the regional development policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From social security administrator

Partial match

To regional development policy officer

8 You already bring

4 Still to learn

30 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a regional development policy officer is expected to do is already part of a social security administrator’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 regional development policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A regional development policy officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a social security administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on legislative acts
create solutions to problems
government policy implementation
liaise with local authorities
maintain relations with local representatives
maintain relationships with government agencies

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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A regional development policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social security administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the regional development policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 22 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 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn rural development strategies required
still to learn government policy required

optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held social justice optional

02 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn perform scientific research required

optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
optional, not held analyse economic trends optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn advise on economic development required

optional, not held advise on eligibility of expenditures optional
optional, not held advise legislators optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional

04 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held state aid regulations optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop interregional collaboration strategies optional
optional, not held develop economic policies optional

06 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a regional development policy officer 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held analyse community needs skill

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held advise on eligibility of expenditures optional
optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
optional, not held develop interregional collaboration strategies optional
optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held state aid regulations optional
optional, not held advise legislators optional
optional, not held analyse economic trends optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held develop economic policies optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held social justice optional

19 held skills the regional development policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role build community relations skill
not needed by the target role develop social security programmes skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
not needed by the target role government social security programmes knowledge
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role promote social awareness skill
not needed by the target role promote social change skill
not needed by the target role promote social security programmes skill
not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
not needed by the target role public housing legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
not needed by the target role social security law knowledge
not needed by the target role work within communities skill

9 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 rural development strategies required
still to learn government policy required
optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held state aid regulations optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
optional, not held social justice optional

Index

Other moves recorded from social security administrator

Full index of moves from social security administrator

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a social security administrator become a regional development policy officer?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A social security administrator already covers 42% of what a regional development policy officer is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the regional development policy officer role treats as required.

What skills does a social security administrator need to become a regional development policy officer?

4 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by social sciences, journalism and information. The single most important is rural development strategies.

How hard is the move from social security administrator to regional development policy officer?

Its learning distance is 54.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.