public relations managertopublic affairs consultant
A public relations manager already meets 38% of what the public affairs consultant role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
38%
57.4/ 100
1 Share of the public affairs consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public relations 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 public affairs consultant role treats 4 of its required skills as things a public relations manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply diplomatic principles
- diplomatic principles
- government policy implementation
- protect client interests
What stands in the way is 8 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A public affairs consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public relations manager background worth leading with.
- already held advise on public image communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor political conflicts information skills
- already held apply diplomatic principles communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held diplomatic principles social sciences, journalism and information
- already held political science social sciences, journalism and information
- already held advise on public relations communication, collaboration and creativity
All 13 carried skills, including the 4 the public affairs consultant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 5 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 influence legislators required
- required, not held advise on conflict management required
- required, not held advise on legislative acts required
- required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
- required, not held manage relationships with stakeholders required
- required, not held perform political negotiation required
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
- optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
- optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
- required, not held legislation procedure required
- optional, not held legal research optional
- optional, not held legal terminology optional
- required, not held manage government policy implementation required
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
- optional, not held European political studies optional
- optional, not held media and information literacy optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a public affairs consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 influence legislators skill · sector specific
- 02 advise on conflict management skill · cross sector
- 03 advise on legislative acts 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held apply diplomatic principles skill
- already held diplomatic principles knowledge
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held protect client interests skill
- already held advise on public image skill
- already held advise on public relations skill
- already held build international relations skill
- already held government representation knowledge
- already held liaise with politicians skill
- already held monitor political conflicts skill
- already held perform public relations skill
- already held political science knowledge
- already held rhetoric knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held European political studies optional
- optional, not held media and information literacy optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
- optional, not held legal research optional
- optional, not held legal terminology optional
- optional, not held moderate in negotiations optional
- optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
100 held skills the public affairs consultant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
- not needed by the target role advocate a cause skill
- not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
- not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules skill
- not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role approve advertising campaign skill
- not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role build community relations skill
- not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out forum moderation skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate in the development of marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role compile content skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate advertising campaigns skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate marketing plan actions skill
- not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop communications strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
- not needed by the target role develop media strategy skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill
- not needed by the target role develop public relations strategies skill
- not needed by the target role disseminate internal communications skill
- not needed by the target role document project progress skill
- not needed by the target role draft press releases skill
- not needed by the target role draw conclusions from market research results skill
- not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
60 further entries not listed here
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 legislation procedure required
- optional, not held European political studies optional
- optional, not held media and information literacy optional
- optional, not held legal research optional
- optional, not held legal terminology optional
Other moves recorded from public relations manager
- creative director 53% covered · moderate
- political campaign officer 52% covered · moderate
- advertising specialist 50% covered · moderate
- election agent 48% covered · moderate
- advertising media buyer 43% covered · moderate
- advertising copywriter 41% covered · substantial
- governor 41% covered · substantial
- international relations officer 40% covered · substantial
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.