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A city councillor already meets 52% of what the governor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 45.9 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the governor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the city councillor 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.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A governor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a city councillor background worth leading with.
- already held inspect government incomes information skills
- already held inspect government expenditures information skills
- already held political parties social sciences, journalism and information
- already held perform political negotiation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held good governance social sciences, journalism and information
- already held public law business, administration and law
All 15 carried skills, including the 6 the governor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held engage in debates required
- required, not held liaise with local authorities required
- optional, not held represent national interests optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
- required, not held constitutional law required
- required, not held legislation procedure required
- required, not held perform government ceremonies required
- optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political science optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a governor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 engage in debates skill · sector specific
- 02 perform government ceremonies skill · sector specific
- 03 constitutional law knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held budgetary principles knowledge
- already held good governance knowledge
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held build community relations skill
- already held inspect government expenditures skill
- already held inspect government incomes skill
- already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
- already held perform political negotiation skill
- already held political parties knowledge
- already held public finance knowledge
- already held public law knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held represent national interests optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political science optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
12 held skills the governor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse legislation skill
- not needed by the target role bookkeeping regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role election law knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
- not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote political campaign skill
- not needed by the target role public administration knowledge
- not needed by the target role write meeting reports skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held constitutional law required
- required, not held legislation procedure required
- optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held political campaigning optional
- optional, not held political science optional
- optional, not held rhetoric optional
Other moves recorded from city councillor
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.