Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

sustainability managertoenvironmental policy officer

A sustainability manager already meets 33% of what the environmental policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sustainability manager
33%
Overlap1
To environmental policy officer
14 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
70.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

33%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.8/ 100

1 Share of the environmental policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sustainability 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 environmental policy officer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a sustainability manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on carbon emissions reduction
  • analyse environmental data
  • assess environmental impact
  • energy conservation
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation
  • environmental legislation

What stands in the way is 14 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A environmental policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sustainability manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held emission standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held urban sustainability engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held environmental economics social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held advise on carbon emissions reduction communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held green building standards engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held corporate sustainability business, administration and law

All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the environmental policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 9 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 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on legislative acts required
  • required, not held liaise with government officials required
  • required, not held report on environmental issues required
  • optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
02 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage land resources permits required
  • required, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities required
  • required, not held perform environmental investigations required
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held measure pollution optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ecosystem management required
  • required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
04 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage required
  • required, not held manage government policy implementation required
  • optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
05 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held government policy required
  • required, not held government policy implementation required
  • optional, not held policy analysis optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas required
  • optional, not held prevent sea pollution optional
  • optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a environmental policy 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 advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
  • already held analyse environmental data skill
  • already held assess environmental impact skill
  • already held energy conservation knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • already held environmental legislation knowledge
  • already held environmental policy knowledge
  • already held promote environmental awareness skill
  • already held corporate sustainability knowledge
  • already held emission standards knowledge
  • already held environmental economics knowledge
  • already held green building standards knowledge
  • already held monitor manufacturing impact skill
  • already held urban sustainability knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held environmental threats required
  • optional, not held ecological principles optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held advise on mining environmental issues optional
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held measure pollution optional
  • optional, not held policy analysis optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held prevent sea pollution optional
  • optional, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management optional
  • optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
  • optional, not held use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality optional
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held advise legislators optional
  • optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held develop environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held ecological principles optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
74 held skills the environmental policy officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on corporate social responsibility skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on public relations skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply procedures and regulations for eco-labelling skill
  • not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role by-products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out training in environmental matters skill
  • not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role climate change impact knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct energy audit skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on food waste prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
  • not needed by the target role develop food waste reduction strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop recycling programs skill
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental management monitors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate company needs skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast organisational risks skill
  • not needed by the target role global standards for sustainability reporting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge

34 further entries not listed here

13 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 ecosystem management required
  • required, not held environmental threats required
  • required, not held environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
  • required, not held government policy required
  • required, not held government policy implementation required
  • optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
  • optional, not held food waste monitoring systems optional
  • optional, not held policy analysis optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held wind energy optional
  • optional, not held ecological principles optional
  • optional, not held pollution prevention optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from sustainability manager

Full index of moves from sustainability 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.