Table 1Transition record

pension scheme managertopublic employment service manager

A pension scheme manager already meets 47% of what the public employment service manager role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pension scheme manager

47%

Overlap1

To public employment service manager

11 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

53.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

47%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the public employment service manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pension scheme 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

Why this move works

A public employment service manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a pension scheme manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply strategic thinking
comply with legal regulations
coordinate operational activities
develop employee retention programs
employment law
labour legislation

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A public employment service manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pension scheme manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held promote gender equality in business contexts assisting and caring
already held organise staff assessment management skills
already held develop training programmes management skills
already held develop employee retention programs management skills
already held negotiate employment agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held coordinate operational activities management skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the public employment service manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 management skills 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held manage government policy implementation required
required, not held supervise staff required
required, not held supervise work required

optional, not held develop employment policies optional
optional, not held set inclusion policies optional
optional, not held coordinate educational programmes optional
optional, not held discharge employees optional
optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held promote employment policy required
required, not held liaise with local authorities required

optional, not held advise on career optional
optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held coach employees optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held supervision of persons required

04 assisting and caring 3 supplementary

optional, not held promote equal pay optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held provide information on study programmes optional

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held analyse unemployment rates optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held government policy implementation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a public employment service manager 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply strategic thinking skill
already held comply with legal regulations skill
already held coordinate operational activities skill
already held develop employee retention programs skill
already held employment law knowledge
already held labour legislation knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held negotiate employment agreements skill
already held organise staff assessment skill
already held promote gender equality in business contexts skill
already held develop training programmes skill

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on career optional
optional, not held analyse unemployment rates optional
optional, not held develop employment policies optional
optional, not held promote equal pay optional
optional, not held set inclusion policies optional
optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held coordinate educational programmes optional
optional, not held discharge employees optional
optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held government policy implementation optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held provide information on study programmes optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

40 held skills the public employment service manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on social security benefits skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial risk skill
not needed by the target role analyse insurance needs skill
not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
not needed by the target role communicate with beneficiaries skill
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role develop financial products skill
not needed by the target role develop pension schemes skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network 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 evaluate training skill
not needed by the target role financial markets knowledge
not needed by the target role financial products knowledge
not needed by the target role government social security programmes knowledge
not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
not needed by the target role human resources department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role identify necessary human resources skill
not needed by the target role identify with the company's goals skill
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
not needed by the target role manage payroll skill
not needed by the target role manage pension funds skill
not needed by the target role monitor company policy skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with employment agencies skill
not needed by the target role obtain financial information skill
not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
not needed by the target role principles of insurance knowledge
not needed by the target role promote financial products skill
not needed by the target role promote social security programmes skill
not needed by the target role provide support in financial calculation skill
not needed by the target role social security law knowledge
not needed by the target role synthesise financial information skill
not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill
not needed by the target role types of insurance knowledge
not needed by the target role types of pensions knowledge

2 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 supervision of persons required
optional, not held government policy implementation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pension scheme manager

Full index of moves from pension scheme manager

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.