housing policy officertorecreation policy officer
A housing policy officer already meets 41% of what the recreation policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
41%
53.9/ 100
1 Share of the recreation policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the housing 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 this move works
A recreation policy officer role treats 3 of its required skills as things a housing policy officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on legislative acts
- create solutions to problems
- manage government policy implementation
What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recreation policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a housing policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
- already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held government representation social sciences, journalism and information
- already held liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
All 11 carried skills, including the 3 the recreation policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 3 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 contribute to the development of a sporting estate required
- required, not held develop recreation programmes required
- required, not held promote sport activities in public health required
- required, not held develop sports programmes required
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- required, not held promote recreation activities required
- required, not held analyse community needs required
- required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
- optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
- optional, not held liaise with sports organisations optional
- optional, not held project management optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a recreation policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 contribute to the development of a sporting estate skill · sector specific
- 02 develop recreation programmes skill · sector specific
- 03 promote recreation activities skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- already held advise on government policy compliance skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held government representation knowledge
- already held liaise with politicians skill
- already held policy analysis knowledge
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
- optional, not held liaise with sports organisations optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
19 held skills the recreation policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on drafting policies skill
- not needed by the target role advise on housing skill
- not needed by the target role analyse legislation skill
- not needed by the target role compare property values skill
- not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role influence policy makers on social service issues skill
- not needed by the target role influence public policies skill
- not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
- not needed by the target role monitor policy proposals skill
- not needed by the target role monitor regulations in social services skill
- not needed by the target role perform property market research skill
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role plan public housing skill
- not needed by the target role public housing legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role real estate market knowledge
- not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
- not needed by the target role urban sustainability knowledge
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held project management optional
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.