Table 1Transition record

human rights officertoimmigration policy officer

A human rights officer already meets 32% of what the immigration policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From human rights officer

32%

Overlap1

To immigration policy officer

10 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

67.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the immigration policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the human rights 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 immigration policy officer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a human rights officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

liaise with local authorities
maintain relations with local representatives
maintain relationships with government agencies
promote human rights implementation
show intercultural awareness
social justice

What stands in the way is 10 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A immigration policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a human rights officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held promote human rights implementation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held international law business, administration and law
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held show intercultural awareness communication, collaboration and creativity
already held social justice social sciences, journalism and information

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the immigration policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on legislative acts required
required, not held build international relations required
required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held foster dialogue in society optional
optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held asylum systems required
required, not held international commercial transactions rules required
required, not held immigration law required

optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop immigration policies required
required, not held manage government policy implementation required

optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

04 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held analyse irregular migration required

optional, not held analyse foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held observe new developments in foreign countries optional

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

required, not held government policy implementation required

optional, not held European political studies optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held enable access to services optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a immigration 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held promote human rights implementation skill
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held social justice knowledge
already held apply conflict management skill
already held establish collaborative relations skill
already held international law knowledge
already held scientific research methodology knowledge

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held European political studies optional
optional, not held enable access to services optional
optional, not held foster dialogue in society optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held analyse foreign affairs policies optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
optional, not held observe new developments in foreign countries optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held work within communities optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
not needed by the target role compile legal documents skill
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role coordinate humanitarian aid missions skill
not needed by the target role court procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
not needed by the target role hear witness accounts skill
not needed by the target role international human rights law knowledge
not needed by the target role investigate human rights violations skill
not needed by the target role monitor political conflicts skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role perform political negotiation skill
not needed by the target role political science knowledge
not needed by the target role promote social awareness skill
not needed by the target role promote social change skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role provide testimony in court hearings skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role support harmed social service users skill
not needed by the target role support victims of human rights violations skill

8 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 asylum systems required
required, not held international commercial transactions rules required
required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held immigration law required
optional, not held European political studies optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held foreign affairs optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from human rights officer

Full index of moves from human rights 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.