Table 1Transition record

fiscal affairs policy officertoagricultural policy officer

A fiscal affairs policy officer already meets 25% of what the agricultural policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fiscal affairs policy officer

25%

Overlap1

To agricultural policy officer

7 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

69.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the agricultural policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fiscal affairs policy 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.

Why

Why this move works

A agricultural policy officer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a fiscal affairs policy officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

create solutions to problems
government policy implementation
maintain relations with local representatives
manage government policy implementation

What stands in the way is 9 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A agricultural policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fiscal affairs policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
already held present reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held scientific research methodology education

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held promote agricultural policies required
required, not held advise on legislative acts required
required, not held liaise with local authorities required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required

optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
required, not held legislation in agriculture required

optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

03 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held agronomy required

optional, not held agroecology optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop agricultural policies required

optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held ecological principles required

06 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a agricultural policy officer 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create solutions to problems skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
already held present reports skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

09 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held policy analysis optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

21 held skills the agricultural policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on tax policy skill
not needed by the target role analyse legislation skill
not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
not needed by the target role collect financial data skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
not needed by the target role financial jurisdiction knowledge
not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy 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 liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
not needed by the target role manage government funding skill
not needed by the target role market research knowledge
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role plan resource allocation skill
not needed by the target role public administration knowledge
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge

10 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 agronomy required
required, not held ecological principles required
required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
required, not held legislation in agriculture required
optional, not held agroecology optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held pollution legislation optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from fiscal affairs policy officer

Full index of moves from fiscal affairs policy 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.