RecordMove

Strategic planning manager to environmental protection manager

A strategic planning manager already meets 36% of what the environmental protection manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From strategic planning manager

Distant match

To environmental protection manager

13 You already bring

14 Still to learn

51 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an environmental protection manager is expected to do is already part of a strategic planning manager’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 environmental protection manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An environmental protection manager role treats 12 of its required skills as things a strategic planning manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on efficiency improvements
business analysis
corporate social responsibility
develop company strategies
develop environmental policy
ensure compliance with policies

What stands in the way is 14 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An environmental protection manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a strategic planning manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop company strategies management skills
already held develop environmental policy management skills
already held corporate sustainability business, administration and law
already held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance management skills
already held monitor company policy information skills
already held advise on efficiency improvements communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the environmental protection manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 11 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn implement environmental action plans required
still to learn provide training in sustainable tourism development and management required
still to learn advise on environmental remediation required
still to learn liaise with government officials required
still to learn liaise with politicians required
still to learn promote environmental awareness required
still to learn report on environmental issues required

optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn coordinate environmental efforts required
still to learn ensure compliance with environmental legislation required

optional, not held protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies optional
optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn environmental threats required
still to learn environmental policy required

optional, not held wildlife projects optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn energy conservation required

optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
optional, not held discharge of collected waste optional
optional, not held green space strategies optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

05 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn develop environmental remediation strategies required

optional, not held coordinate airport environmental policies optional
optional, not held coordinate waste management procedures optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn environmental legislation required

optional, not held pollution legislation optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an environmental protection manager 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on efficiency improvements skill
already held business analysis knowledge
already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
already held develop company strategies skill
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held ensure compliance with policies skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held monitor company policy skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held strategic planning knowledge
already held corporate sustainability knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 services 4 supplementary

optional, not held characteristics of waste optional
optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held waste management optional

08 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
optional, not held assess groundwater environmental impact optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional

09 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 supplementary

optional, not held tree preservation and conservation optional

10 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held public health optional

11 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional

24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies optional
optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
optional, not held assess groundwater environmental impact optional
optional, not held characteristics of waste optional
optional, not held coordinate airport environmental policies optional
optional, not held coordinate waste management procedures optional
optional, not held discharge of collected waste optional
optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held tree preservation and conservation optional
optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
optional, not held wildlife projects optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held carry out environmental audits optional
optional, not held conduct field work optional
optional, not held green space strategies optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held public health optional
optional, not held waste management optional

41 held skills the environmental protection manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role collaborate in company's daily operations skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role define organisational standards skill
not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
not needed by the target role disseminate internal communications skill
not needed by the target role evaluate performance of organisational collaborators skill
not needed by the target role financial department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role hoshin kanri strategic planning knowledge
not needed by the target role human resources department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role identify undetected organisational needs skill
not needed by the target role impart business plans to collaborators skill
not needed by the target role implement operational business plans skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic management skill
not needed by the target role imprint visionary aspirations into the business management skill
not needed by the target role integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations skill
not needed by the target role lead managers of company departments skill
not needed by the target role legal department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role make data-driven decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role management consulting knowledge
not needed by the target role management department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role marketing department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role operations department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role operations management knowledge
not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
not needed by the target role program management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote organisational communication skill
not needed by the target role provide feedback on job performance skill
not needed by the target role revise drafts made by managers skill
not needed by the target role sales department processes knowledge

1 further entry not listed here

17 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 pick up Tier

still to learn environmental threats required
still to learn energy conservation required
still to learn environmental legislation required
still to learn environmental policy required
optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
optional, not held characteristics of waste optional
optional, not held discharge of collected waste optional
optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held tree preservation and conservation optional
optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
optional, not held wildlife projects optional
optional, not held green space strategies optional
optional, not held health and safety regulations optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held public health optional
optional, not held waste management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from strategic planning manager

Full index of moves from strategic planning manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a strategic planning manager become an environmental protection manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A strategic planning manager already covers 36% of what an environmental protection manager is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 12 of which the environmental protection manager role treats as required.

What skills does a strategic planning manager need to become an environmental protection manager?

14 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is environmental threats.

How hard is the move from strategic planning manager to environmental protection manager?

Its learning distance is 70 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.