Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

international relations officertoembassy counsellor

A international relations officer already meets 51% of what the embassy counsellor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From international relations officer
51%
Overlap1
To embassy counsellor
20 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
51 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51/ 100

1 Share of the embassy counsellor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the international relations 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 embassy counsellor role treats 8 of its required skills as things a international relations officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • build trust
  • develop professional network
  • diplomatic principles
  • foreign affairs
  • foreign affairs policy development
  • government policy implementation

What stands in the way is 9 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 20 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 international relations officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held foreign affairs policy development social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held European integration social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held develop international cooperation strategies management skills
  • already held foreign affairs business, administration and law
  • already held apply diplomatic principles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held diplomatic principles social sciences, journalism and information

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
  • required, not held represent national interests required
  • required, not held advise on foreign affairs policies required
  • optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
02 information skills 3 required
  • 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
03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure compliance with policies required
  • optional, not held develop defence policies optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held foreign languages for international careers required
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held respond to enquiries required
06 social sciences, journalism and information 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held good governance optional
  • optional, not held political economy optional
  • optional, not held economics optional

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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held build trust skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held diplomatic principles knowledge
  • already held foreign affairs knowledge
  • already held foreign affairs policy development knowledge
  • already held government policy implementation knowledge
  • already held manage administrative systems skill
  • already held show intercultural awareness skill
  • already held European integration knowledge
  • already held apply diplomatic principles skill
  • already held assess risk factors skill
  • already held build international relations skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held develop international cooperation strategies skill
  • already held government representation knowledge
  • already held international business knowledge
  • already held international law knowledge
  • already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • already held manage government policy implementation skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held budgetary principles optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held budgetary principles optional
  • optional, not held develop defence policies optional
  • optional, not held good governance optional
  • optional, not held political economy optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
13 held skills the embassy counsellor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role African studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role attend meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate government activities in foreign institutions skill
  • not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
  • not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
  • not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
  • not needed by the target role keep updated on the political landscape skill
  • not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
  • not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
5 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 foreign languages for international careers required
  • optional, not held budgetary principles optional
  • optional, not held good governance optional
  • optional, not held political economy optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from international relations officer

Full index of moves from international relations 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.