Sport administrator to recreation 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.
69.8/ 100
1 How much of what a recreation policy officer is expected to do is already part of a sport 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 recreation policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A recreation policy officer role treats 2 of its required skills as things a sport administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- contribute to the development of a sporting estate
- promote sport activities in public health
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- still to learn promote recreation activities required
- still to learn advise on legislative acts required
- still to learn analyse community needs required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn develop recreation programmes required
- still to learn develop sports programmes required
- still to learn manage government policy implementation required
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held government policy implementation optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
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.
- 01 develop recreation programmes practise this
- 02 promote recreation activities practise this
- 03 advise on legislative acts practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 4 skills that carry over
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
Other moves recorded from sport administrator
Common questions about this move
Can a sport administrator become a recreation policy officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A sport administrator already covers 19% of what a recreation policy officer is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 2 of which the recreation policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does a sport administrator need to become a recreation policy officer?
8 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop recreation programmes.
How hard is the move from sport administrator to recreation policy officer?
Its learning distance is 69.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.