Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

city councillortomayor

A city councillor already meets 64% of what the mayor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From city councillor
64%
Overlap1
To mayor
18 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
35.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 35.9

This move: 35.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mayor 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mayor 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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 administration social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held public law business, administration and law
  • already held public finance business, administration and law

All 18 carried skills, including the 8 the mayor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held liaise with local authorities required
  • optional, not held engage in debates optional
  • optional, not held present legislation proposition optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
02 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held government representation required
  • optional, not held political science optional
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held perform government ceremonies required
04 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held constitutional law optional
  • optional, not held legislation procedure optional
05 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held motivate supporters optional
  • optional, not held prepare legislation proposition optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mayor 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held build community relations skill
  • already held good governance knowledge
  • already held government policy implementation knowledge
  • already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
  • already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • already held manage administrative systems skill
  • already held manage government policy implementation skill
  • already held public administration knowledge
  • already held advise on legislative acts skill
  • already held analyse community needs skill
  • already held budgetary principles knowledge
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held perform political negotiation skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held political parties knowledge
  • already held project management principles knowledge
  • already held public finance knowledge
  • already held public law knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held engage in debates optional
  • optional, not held motivate supporters optional
  • optional, not held prepare legislation proposition optional
  • optional, not held present legislation proposition optional
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
  • optional, not held constitutional law optional
  • optional, not held legislation procedure optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
9 held skills the mayor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 inspect government expenditures skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect government incomes skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role promote political campaign skill
  • not needed by the target role write meeting reports skill
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 government representation required
  • optional, not held constitutional law optional
  • optional, not held legislation procedure optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
Index

Other moves recorded from city councillor

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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.