Table 1Transition record

member of parliamenttocity councillor

A member of parliament already meets 39% of what the city councillor role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From member of parliament

39%

Overlap1

To city councillor

9 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

56.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 56.4

This move: 56.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the city councillor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the member of parliament 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A city councillor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a member of parliament background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held promote political campaign communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse legislation information skills
already held political parties social sciences, journalism and information
already held perform political negotiation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held good governance social sciences, journalism and information
already held public law business, administration and law

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the city councillor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held build community relations required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
required, not held write meeting reports required

optional, not held analyse community needs optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held observe confidentiality required

03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held public administration required

04 business, administration and law 5 supplementary

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held election law optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held public finance optional

05 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a city councillor 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held analyse legislation skill
already held good governance knowledge
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held perform political negotiation skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held political parties knowledge
already held promote political campaign skill
already held public law knowledge

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held election law optional
optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held public finance optional

21 held skills the city councillor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role EU law knowledge
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
not needed by the target role build international relations skill
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
not needed by the target role engage in debates skill
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
not needed by the target role government representation knowledge
not needed by the target role legislation procedure knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role make legislative decisions skill
not needed by the target role monitor political conflicts skill
not needed by the target role perform government ceremonies skill
not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
not needed by the target role political campaigning knowledge
not needed by the target role political science knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare legislation proposition skill
not needed by the target role present legislation proposition skill
not needed by the target role rhetoric knowledge

6 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 public administration required
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held election law optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held public finance optional

Index

Other moves recorded from member of parliament

Full index of moves from member of parliament

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.