immigration policy officertoforeign affairs officer
A immigration policy officer already meets 48% of what the foreign affairs officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
48%
51.3/ 100
1 Share of the foreign affairs officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the immigration 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 foreign affairs officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a immigration policy officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on foreign affairs policies
- analyse foreign affairs policies
- assess risk factors
- create solutions to problems
- foreign affairs
- government policy implementation
What stands in the way is 6 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A foreign affairs officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a immigration policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held analyse foreign affairs policies information skills
- already held advise on foreign affairs policies communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held foreign affairs business, administration and law
- already held observe new developments in foreign countries information skills
- already held international law business, administration and law
- already held build international relations communication, collaboration and creativity
All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the foreign affairs officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 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.
- required, not held international business required
- required, not held labour legislation required
- required, not held advise on public relations required
- optional, not held advise on licencing procedures optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held develop promotional tools optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
- optional, not held perform public relations optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- required, not held foreign affairs policy development required
- optional, not held public administration optional
- optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- required, not held manage administrative systems required
- optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
- required, not held cultural geography required
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a foreign affairs officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 cultural geography knowledge · sector specific
- 02 manage administrative systems skill · sector specific
- 03 advise on public relations skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held advise on foreign affairs policies skill
- already held analyse foreign affairs policies skill
- already held assess risk factors skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held foreign affairs knowledge
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held international law knowledge
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held apply conflict management skill
- already held build international relations skill
- already held establish collaborative relations skill
- already held international commercial transactions rules knowledge
- already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held observe new developments in foreign countries skill
- already held show intercultural awareness skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
- optional, not held public administration optional
- optional, not held advise on licencing procedures optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held develop promotional tools optional
- optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held perform public relations optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
21 held skills the foreign affairs officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European political studies knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
- not needed by the target role analyse irregular migration skill
- not needed by the target role asylum systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out strategic research skill
- not needed by the target role develop immigration policies skill
- not needed by the target role enable access to services skill
- not needed by the target role foster dialogue in society skill
- not needed by the target role immigration law knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote human rights implementation skill
- not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role social justice knowledge
- not needed by the target role work within communities skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held cultural geography required
- required, not held foreign affairs policy development required
- required, not held international business required
- required, not held labour legislation required
- optional, not held public administration optional
- optional, not held diplomatic principles optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
Other moves recorded from immigration policy officer
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.