Table 1Transition record

social security administratortocommunity development officer

A social security administrator already meets 50% of what the community development officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From social security administrator

50%

Overlap1

To community development officer

14 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

49.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.7

This move: 49.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the community development officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the social security administrator 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A community development officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social security administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held public housing legislation business, administration and law
already held promote social awareness communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ensure information transparency information skills
already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide improvement strategies management skills
already held build community relations communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the community development officer role treats as required.

Table 3

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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held build trust required
required, not held conduct public presentations required

optional, not held advise on economic development optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional

02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held carry out strategic research required
required, not held perform resource planning required

optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held conduct public surveys optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required

optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held identify sources on potential target communities for art required

optional, not held perform project management optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geography optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a community development officer 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse community needs skill
already held build community relations skill
already held ensure information transparency skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held provide improvement strategies skill
already held work within communities skill
already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held present reports skill
already held promote social awareness skill
already held public housing legislation knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held rural development strategies optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
optional, not held rural development strategies optional
optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held advise on economic development optional
optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

13 held skills the community development officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role develop social security programmes skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
not needed by the target role government social security programmes knowledge
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role promote social change skill
not needed by the target role promote social security programmes skill
not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
not needed by the target role social security law 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 budgetary principles required
optional, not held rural development strategies optional
optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from social security administrator

Full index of moves from social security administrator

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.