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

sport administratortorecreation policy officer

A sport administrator already meets 19% of what the recreation policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sport administrator
19%
Overlap1
To recreation policy officer
4 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
69.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 69.8

This move: 69.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the recreation policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sport administrator 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recreation policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sport administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held promote sport activities in public health management skills
  • already held liaise with sports organisations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held contribute to the development of a sporting estate management skills
  • already held perform project management management skills

All 4 carried skills, including the 2 the recreation policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held promote recreation activities required
  • required, not held advise on legislative acts required
  • required, not held analyse community needs required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
  • optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
  • optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
02 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held develop recreation programmes required
  • required, not held develop sports programmes required
  • required, not held manage government policy implementation required
03 social sciences, journalism and information 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held policy analysis optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held government representation optional
04 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
05 education 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a recreation 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 4 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held contribute to the development of a sporting estate skill
  • already held promote sport activities in public health skill
  • already held liaise with sports organisations skill
  • already held perform project management skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
  • optional, not held policy analysis optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held government representation optional
  • optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
28 held skills the recreation policy officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CA Datacom/DB knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply for external funding for physical activity skill
  • not needed by the target role contribute to the safeguarding of children skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate the administration of a sports organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role develop opportunities for progression in sport skill
  • not needed by the target role develop practices to conduct effective sport club management skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of customers skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of staff skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure the provision of resources for physical activity skill
  • not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
  • not needed by the target role facilitate physical activity in the community skill
  • not needed by the target role impact of politics on sport delivery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement operational business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
  • not needed by the target role involve volunteers skill
  • not needed by the target role lead a team skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with board members skill
  • not needed by the target role manage a team skill
  • not needed by the target role manage athletes touring abroad skill
  • not needed by the target role manage customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role manage internal process of a sport organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development in sport skill
  • not needed by the target role manage sport competition programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role manage sport facility finances skill
  • not needed by the target role manage sports events skill
  • not needed by the target role promote equality in sport activities skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role support sport activities in education 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
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held policy analysis optional
  • optional, not held project management optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held government representation optional
  • optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sport administrator

Full index of moves from sport administrator

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.