Table 1Transition record

humanitarian advisortoembassy counsellor

A humanitarian advisor already meets 17% of what the embassy counsellor role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From humanitarian advisor

17%

Overlap1

To embassy counsellor

6 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

78.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 78.6

This move: 78.6 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the embassy counsellor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the humanitarian advisor 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A embassy counsellor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a humanitarian advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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 develop professional network communication, collaboration and creativity
already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 3 the embassy counsellor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 7 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, 5 supplementary

required, not held represent national interests required
required, not held advise on foreign affairs policies required
required, not held build trust required

optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held diplomatic principles required
required, not held foreign affairs policy development required
required, not held government policy implementation required

optional, not held European integration optional
optional, not held good governance optional
optional, not held political economy optional
optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held government representation optional

03 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise on risk management required
required, not held analyse foreign affairs policies required
required, not held observe new developments in foreign countries required

optional, not held assess risk factors optional

04 management skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held manage administrative systems required
required, not held ensure compliance with policies required

optional, not held develop defence policies optional
optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held manage staff optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held foreign affairs required

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held international business optional

06 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held foreign languages for international careers required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a embassy counsellor 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held develop professional network skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held international law knowledge
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held train employees skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held respond to enquiries required

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held European integration optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held develop defence policies optional
optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
optional, not held good governance optional
optional, not held political economy optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional

12 held skills the embassy counsellor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on humanitarian aid skill
not needed by the target role evaluate humanitarian programme proposals skill
not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
not needed by the target role identify emerging issues in humanitarian area skill
not needed by the target role manage humanitarian aid skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role own management skills skill
not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role work in an international environment skill
not needed by the target role work in crises areas skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

12 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 diplomatic principles required
required, not held foreign affairs required
required, not held foreign affairs policy development required
required, not held foreign languages for international careers required
required, not held government policy implementation required
optional, not held European integration optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held good governance optional
optional, not held political economy optional
optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held international business optional

Index

Other moves recorded from humanitarian advisor

Full index of moves from humanitarian advisor

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.