Table 1Transition record

strategic planning managertopolicy manager

A strategic planning manager already meets 40% of what the policy manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From strategic planning manager

40%

Overlap1

To policy manager

25 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

67.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

40%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the policy manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the strategic planning manager 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 policy manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a strategic planning manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

What stands in the way is 10 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A policy 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 lead managers of company departments management skills
already held management department processes business, administration and law
already held promote organisational communication communication, collaboration and creativity
already held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations assisting and caring
already held legal department processes business, administration and law
already held implement strategic management communication, collaboration and creativity

All 25 carried skills, including the 10 the policy manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 10 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 4 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held create advocacy material required
required, not held design advocacy campaigns required
required, not held advise on drafting policies required
required, not held promote environmental awareness required

optional, not held implement environmental action plans optional
optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held implement policy in healthcare practices optional
optional, not held liaise with government officials optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held report on environmental issues optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held comply with legal regulations required
required, not held ensure compliance with company regulations required

optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
optional, not held apply company policies optional
optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional

03 information skills 1 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held monitor legislation developments required

optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
optional, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities optional
optional, not held monitor policy proposals optional
optional, not held analyse legislation optional
optional, not held analyse the context of an organisation optional
optional, not held draft tender documentation optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held quality standards required

optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held international trade optional

05 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held set organisational policies required

optional, not held manage advocacy strategies optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held supervise advocacy work optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held policy analysis required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a policy 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 25 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on communication strategies skill
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 ensure compliance with policies skill
already held integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
already held monitor company policy skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held strategic planning knowledge
already held accounting department processes knowledge
already held apply strategic thinking skill
already held company policies knowledge
already held develop environmental policy skill
already held develop organisational policies skill
already held follow the statutory obligations skill
already held government policy knowledge
already held implement strategic management skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations skill
already held lead managers of company departments skill
already held legal department processes knowledge
already held management department processes knowledge
already held promote organisational communication skill
already held use different communication channels skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held environmental threats optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

09 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held public health optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform data analysis optional

36 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage advocacy strategies optional
optional, not held analyse environmental data optional
optional, not held environmental threats optional
optional, not held implement environmental action plans optional
optional, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities optional
optional, not held monitor policy proposals optional
optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held advise on environmental remediation optional
optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held advise on sustainable management policies optional
optional, not held advise on waste management procedures optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held analyse legislation optional
optional, not held analyse the context of an organisation optional
optional, not held apply company policies optional
optional, not held coordinate environmental efforts optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held draft tender documentation optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held implement policy in healthcare practices optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held liaise with government officials optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held perform data analysis optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held public health optional
optional, not held report on environmental issues optional
optional, not held supervise advocacy work optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional

29 held skills the policy manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on financial matters 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 corporate sustainability 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 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 gather feedback from employees skill
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 imprint visionary aspirations into the business management skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
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 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 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

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 policy analysis required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held environmental threats optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held environmental legislation optional
optional, not held environmental policy optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held public health optional

Index

Other moves recorded from strategic planning manager

Full index of moves from strategic planning manager

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.