Table 1Transition record

special-interest groups' officialtogovernor

A special-interest groups' official already meets 38% of what the governor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From special-interest groups' official

38%

Overlap1

To governor

8 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

57.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

38%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the governor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the special-interest groups' official 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 governor role treats 6 of its required skills as things a special-interest groups' official already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

budgetary principles
good governance
government policy implementation
liaise with local authorities
manage budgets
manage government policy implementation

What stands in the way is 5 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 governor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a special-interest groups' official background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply diplomatic principles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held good governance social sciences, journalism and information
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held budgetary principles business, administration and law
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the governor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held constitutional law required
required, not held legislation procedure required

optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held engage in debates required

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held represent national interests optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held perform political negotiation optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held perform government ceremonies required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage staff required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 6 supplementary

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

06 information skills 4 supplementary

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

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.

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 budgetary principles knowledge
already held good governance knowledge
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held apply diplomatic principles skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held represent national interests optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held build community relations 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 finance optional
optional, not held public law optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

69 held skills the governor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
not needed by the target role advise on consumer rights skill
not needed by the target role advise on drafting policies skill
not needed by the target role analyse issues skill
not needed by the target role analyse membership skill
not needed by the target role build international relations skill
not needed by the target role business law knowledge
not needed by the target role check payrolls skill
not needed by the target role circulate information skill
not needed by the target role communicate with media skill
not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
not needed by the target role defend human rights skill
not needed by the target role develop communications strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop economic policies skill
not needed by the target role develop employment policies skill
not needed by the target role develop manufacturing policies skill
not needed by the target role develop membership strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role develop trade policies skill
not needed by the target role election law knowledge
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
not needed by the target role evaluate humanitarian programme proposals skill
not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
not needed by the target role handle complaints skill
not needed by the target role humanitarian aid actors knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
not needed by the target role identify research topics skill
not needed by the target role influence legislators skill
not needed by the target role interact with the board of directors skill
not needed by the target role international human rights law knowledge
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role keep updated on the political landscape skill
not needed by the target role labour law knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with sports organisations skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill

29 further entries not listed here

10 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 constitutional law required
required, not held legislation procedure 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 finance optional
optional, not held public law optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

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.