Table 1Transition record

governortomayor

A governor already meets 68% of what the mayor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From governor

68%

Overlap1

To mayor

20 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

32.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 32.9

This move: 32.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mayor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the governor 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 20 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 governor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform government ceremonies assisting and caring
already held engage in debates communication, collaboration and creativity
already held constitutional law business, administration and law
already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
already held political parties social sciences, journalism and information
already held perform political negotiation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 20 carried skills, including the 8 the mayor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required

optional, not held present legislation proposition optional
optional, not held advise on public finance optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional

02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage administrative systems required

optional, not held motivate supporters optional
optional, not held prepare legislation proposition optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held public administration required

04 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held project management principles 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 20 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 government representation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held perform government ceremonies skill
already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held apply conflict management skill
already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held constitutional law knowledge
already held engage in debates skill
already held legislation procedure knowledge
already held manage staff skill
already held perform political negotiation skill
already held political parties knowledge
already held political science knowledge
already held public finance knowledge
already held public law knowledge

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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 analyse community needs optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

10 held skills the mayor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply diplomatic principles skill
not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
not needed by the target role diplomatic principles 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 monitor political conflicts skill
not needed by the target role political campaigning knowledge
not needed by the target role represent national interests skill
not needed by the target role rhetoric knowledge

2 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 public administration required
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from governor

Full index of moves from governor

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.