office managertodefence administration officer
A office manager already meets 33% of what the defence administration officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
33%
60.7/ 100
1 Share of the defence administration officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the office manager 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 defence administration officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a office manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- accounting techniques
- manage accounts
- manage administrative systems
- manage staff
- recruit employees
What stands in the way is 7 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A defence administration officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a office manager background worth leading with.
- already held manage administrative systems management skills
- already held manage accounts management skills
- already held accounting techniques business, administration and law
- already held recruit employees management skills
- already held manage budgets management skills
- already held manage staff management skills
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the defence administration officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 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.
- required, not held budgetary principles required
- required, not held military logistics required
- required, not held personnel management required
- required, not held ensure compliance with policies required
- optional, not held manage military logistics optional
- optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
- optional, not held coordinate events optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- required, not held keep task records required
- optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
- optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional
- required, not held military code required
- required, not held document management required
- optional, not held ensure information security optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a defence administration officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 budgetary principles knowledge · sector specific
- 02 document management knowledge · sector specific
- 03 ensure compliance with policies 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 6 skills that carry over
- already held accounting techniques knowledge
- already held manage accounts skill
- already held manage administrative systems skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held recruit employees skill
- already held manage budgets skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held assist in military logistics optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse logistic needs optional
- optional, not held assist in military logistics optional
- optional, not held manage military logistics optional
- optional, not held supervise the maintenance of military equipment optional
- optional, not held coordinate events optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held ensure information security optional
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- optional, not held monitor military equipment use optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
31 held skills the defence administration officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse staff capacity skill
- not needed by the target role assess employees' capability levels skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
- not needed by the target role develop classification systems skill
- not needed by the target role document sharing procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
- not needed by the target role implement corporate governance skill
- not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
- not needed by the target role manage needs for stationery items skill
- not needed by the target role manage office appliance requirements skill
- not needed by the target role manage office facility systems skill
- not needed by the target role office software knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
- not needed by the target role prepare financial statements skill
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role revise drafts made by managers skill
- not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role trade union regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role use customer relationship management software skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use office systems skill
- not needed by the target role video conferencing tool knowledge
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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.
- required, not held budgetary principles required
- required, not held document management required
- required, not held military code required
- required, not held military logistics required
- required, not held personnel management required
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.