Table 1Transition record

tourism policy directortoambassador

A tourism policy director already meets 32% of what the ambassador role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tourism policy director

32%

Overlap1

To ambassador

9 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

67.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the ambassador role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tourism policy director 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 ambassador role treats 7 of its required skills as things a tourism policy director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on foreign affairs policies
foreign affairs
foreign affairs policy development
government policy implementation
manage government policy implementation
show intercultural awareness

What stands in the way is 11 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ambassador role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tourism policy director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held foreign affairs policy development social sciences, journalism and information
already held analyse foreign affairs policies information skills
already held advise on foreign affairs policies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held foreign affairs business, administration and law
already held build international relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the ambassador role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 6 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 7 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions required
required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held represent national interests required
required, not held advise on legislative acts required
required, not held apply diplomatic principles required
required, not held develop professional network required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required

optional, not held support other national representatives optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
optional, not held perform political negotiation optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess risk factors required
required, not held observe new developments in foreign countries required

optional, not held analyse potential threats against national security optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required

required, not held diplomatic principles required
required, not held government representation required

04 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
optional, not held organise cultural events optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional

05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional

06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held international law optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ambassador 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on foreign affairs policies skill
already held foreign affairs knowledge
already held foreign affairs policy development knowledge
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held speak different languages skill
already held analyse foreign affairs policies skill
already held build international relations skill

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held analyse potential threats against national security optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies optional
optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
optional, not held organise cultural events optional
optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional
optional, not held support other national representatives optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
optional, not held international law optional
optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional

21 held skills the ambassador role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess an area as a tourism destination skill
not needed by the target role build a strategic marketing plan for destination management skill
not needed by the target role coordinate public-private partnerships in tourism skill
not needed by the target role deliver presentations on tourism skill
not needed by the target role develop international cooperation strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop tourism policies skill
not needed by the target role environmental impact of tourism knowledge
not needed by the target role geographical areas relevant to tourism knowledge
not needed by the target role manage distribution of destination promotional materials skill
not needed by the target role manage production of destination promotional materials skill
not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
not needed by the target role measure sustainability of tourism activities skill
not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
not needed by the target role plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage skill
not needed by the target role plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role tourism market knowledge
not needed by the target role tourist resources of a destination for further development knowledge

4 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 diplomatic principles required
required, not held government representation required
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held international law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from tourism policy director

Full index of moves from tourism policy director

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.