RecordMove

Strategic planning manager to regulatory affairs manager

A strategic planning manager already meets 36% of what the regulatory affairs 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 regulatory affairs manager

13 You already bring

14 Still to learn

51 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a regulatory affairs 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 regulatory affairs manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A regulatory affairs 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
company policies
corporate sustainability
develop company strategies
develop organisational 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. A regulatory affairs 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 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
already held business analysis business, administration and law

All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the regulatory affairs manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 7 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn comply with legal regulations required
still to learn ensure compliance with company regulations required
still to learn ensure compliance with legal requirements required
still to learn ensure products meet regulatory requirements required
still to learn meet the requirements of legal bodies required

optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn monitor compliance with licensing agreements required
still to learn develop licensing agreements required
still to learn manage relationships with stakeholders required
still to learn prepare licence agreements required

optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
optional, not held contact scientists optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held support managers optional

03 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn interpret technical requirements required
still to learn analyse legislation required
still to learn identify legal requirements required

optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
optional, not held keep updated on innovations in various business fields optional

04 management skills 2 required

still to learn enforce financial policies required
still to learn organise business documents required

05 business, administration and law 12 supplementary

optional, not held nuclear legislation optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held patents optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held hazard analysis and critical control points optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a regulatory affairs 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 company policies knowledge
already held corporate sustainability knowledge
already held develop company strategies skill
already held develop organisational policies 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 monitor company policy skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held strategic planning knowledge
already held corporate social responsibility knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held law enforcement optional

24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held nuclear legislation optional
optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
optional, not held contact scientists optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held hazard analysis and critical control points optional
optional, not held identify hazards in the workplace optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held keep updated on innovations in various business fields optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held patents optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held support managers optional
optional, not held tax legislation optional

41 held skills the regulatory affairs 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 define organisational standards skill
not needed by the target role develop business plans skill
not needed by the target role develop environmental policy 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 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 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

14 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

optional, not held nuclear legislation optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial products optional
optional, not held hazard analysis and critical control points optional
optional, not held intellectual property law optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held patents optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held tax legislation 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 a regulatory affairs manager?

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

What skills does a strategic planning manager need to become a regulatory affairs manager?

14 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is interpret technical requirements.

How hard is the move from strategic planning manager to regulatory affairs manager?

Its learning distance is 68.5 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.