Table 1Transition record

community development officertocity councillor

A community development officer already meets 45% of what the city councillor role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From community development officer

45%

Overlap1

To city councillor

12 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

51.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.3

This move: 51.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the city councillor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the community development officer 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A city councillor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a community development officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held public law business, administration and law
already held public finance business, administration and law
already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held build community relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the city councillor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform political negotiation required
required, not held write meeting reports required

optional, not held promote political campaign optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held good governance required
required, not held public administration required

optional, not held political parties optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse legislation required

optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held observe confidentiality required

05 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage staff optional

06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held election law optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a city councillor 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held build community relations skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held analyse community needs skill
already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held perform project management skill
already held project management principles knowledge
already held public finance knowledge
already held public law knowledge

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held promote political campaign optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held election law optional
optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held political parties optional

20 held skills the city councillor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on economic development skill
not needed by the target role build trust skill
not needed by the target role carry out strategic research skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role geography knowledge
not needed by the target role identify sources on potential target communities for art skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role promote social awareness skill
not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
not needed by the target role public housing legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role rural development strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role study community as a target community skill
not needed by the target role work within communities skill

5 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 good governance required
required, not held public administration required
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held election law optional
optional, not held political parties optional

Index

Other moves recorded from community development officer

Full index of moves from community development officer

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.