Table 1Transition record

social services policy officertosocial service consultant

A social services policy officer already meets 45% of what the social service consultant role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From social services policy officer

45%

Overlap1

To social service consultant

11 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

51.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.6

This move: 51.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the social service consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the social services policy officer 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 service consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social services policy officer 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 7 the social service consultant 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held communicate with social service users required
required, not held influence policy makers on social service issues required

optional, not held make legislation transparent for users of social services optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held promote social change optional

02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held provide improvement strategies required

optional, not held assess social service users' situation optional
optional, not held plan social service process optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held legal requirements in the social sector required

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held monitor regulations in social services required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy implementation required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social service consultant 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 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
already held analyse community needs skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held promote inclusion skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess social service users' situation optional
optional, not held make legislation transparent for users of social services optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held plan social service process optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held promote social change optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

15 held skills the social service consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role apply problem solving in social service skill
not needed by the target role apply quality standards in social services skill
not needed by the target role develop social security programmes skill
not needed by the target role evaluate staff performance in social work skill
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role government social security programmes knowledge
not needed by the target role impact of social contexts on health knowledge
not needed by the target role manage a social work unit skill
not needed by the target role manage several projects skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with social service stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role organise social work packages skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote social security programmes skill
not needed by the target role social work theory knowledge

2 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 policy implementation required
required, not held legal requirements in the social sector required

Index

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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.