Table 1Transition record

legislative draftertomember of parliament

A legislative drafter already meets 17% of what the member of parliament role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From legislative drafter

17%

Overlap1

To member of parliament

4 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

76.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the member of parliament role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the legislative drafter 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 member of parliament role treats 3 of its required skills as things a legislative drafter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse legislation
constitutional law
legislation procedure

What stands in the way is 11 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A member of parliament role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a legislative drafter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse legislation information skills
already held constitutional law business, administration and law
already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
already held public law business, administration and law

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the member of parliament role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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, 8 supplementary

required, not held engage in debates required
required, not held present legislation proposition required
required, not held perform political negotiation required

optional, not held promote political campaign optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held good governance required
required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held rhetoric required

optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held political campaigning optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional

03 management skills 3 required

required, not held make legislative decisions required
required, not held prepare legislation proposition required
required, not held manage government policy implementation required

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure information transparency required

optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held EU law required

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a member of parliament 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse legislation skill
already held constitutional law knowledge
already held legislation procedure knowledge
already held public law knowledge

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional
optional, not held promote political campaign optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held assess risk factors optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held monitor political conflicts optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional
optional, not held political campaigning optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional

16 held skills the member of parliament role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role draft legislation skill
not needed by the target role examine legislative drafts skill
not needed by the target role international law knowledge
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role manage project information skill
not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role provide written content skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
not needed by the target role structure information skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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 EU law required
required, not held good governance required
required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held rhetoric required
optional, not held government representation optional
optional, not held political campaigning optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional

Index

Other moves recorded from legislative drafter

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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.