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

social service consultanttosocial services policy officer

A social service consultant already meets 44% of what the social services policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From social service consultant
44%
Overlap1
To social services policy officer
11 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
52.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 52.4

This move: 52.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the social services policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the social service consultant 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social services policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social service consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held advise on provision of social services communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held evaluate social work program's impact information skills
  • already held analyse community needs 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

All 11 carried skills, including the 5 the social services policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply problem solving in social service required
  • required, not held negotiate with social service stakeholders required
  • optional, not held promote social security programmes optional
02 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held develop social security programmes required
  • optional, not held evaluate staff performance in social work optional
  • optional, not held manage a social work unit optional
  • optional, not held organise social work packages optional
  • optional, not held manage several projects optional
03 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held impact of social contexts on health required
  • optional, not held social work theory optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held government social security programmes required
  • optional, not held government policy optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply quality standards in social services required
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social services 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on legislative acts skill
  • already held advise on provision of social services skill
  • already held evaluate social work program's impact skill
  • already held manage government policy implementation skill
  • already held promote inclusion skill
  • already held analyse community needs skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held liaise with local authorities skill
  • already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • already held report on social development skill
  • already held social justice knowledge
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held evaluate staff performance in social work optional
  • optional, not held manage a social work unit optional
  • optional, not held organise social work packages optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held government policy optional
  • optional, not held manage several projects optional
  • optional, not held promote social security programmes optional
  • optional, not held social work theory optional
16 held skills the social services policy officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess social service users' situation skill
  • not needed by the target role build community relations skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with social service users skill
  • not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
  • not needed by the target role influence policy makers on social service issues skill
  • not needed by the target role legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
  • not needed by the target role make legislation transparent for users of social services skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor regulations in social services skill
  • not needed by the target role plan social service process 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 provide improvement strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role work within communities 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 government social security programmes required
  • required, not held impact of social contexts on health required
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held government policy optional
  • optional, not held social work theory optional
Index

Other moves recorded from social service consultant

Full index of moves from social service consultant

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.