Table 1Transition record

tax policy analysttosecretary general

A tax policy analyst already meets 30% of what the secretary general role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax policy analyst

30%

Overlap1

To secretary general

8 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

64.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the secretary general role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tax policy analyst 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 secretary general role treats 4 of its required skills as things a tax policy analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

audit techniques
bookkeeping regulations
budgetary principles
perform project management

What stands in the way is 9 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A secretary general role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tax policy analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held bookkeeping regulations business, administration and law
already held public finance business, administration and law
already held audit techniques business, administration and law
already held manage administrative systems management skills
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held budgetary principles business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the secretary general role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions required
required, not held represent national interests required
required, not held apply conflict management required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required
required, not held represent the organisation required

optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held implement strategic management optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held prepare presentation material optional

02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held project management principles required

optional, not held legislation procedure optional

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held conduct financial audits required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held good governance required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a secretary general 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held audit techniques knowledge
already held bookkeeping regulations knowledge
already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held perform project management skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held manage administrative systems skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held public finance knowledge

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held apply diplomatic principles optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held build international relations optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held implement strategic management optional
optional, not held legislation procedure optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held prepare presentation material optional

29 held skills the secretary general role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on public finance skill
not needed by the target role advise on tax planning skill
not needed by the target role advise on tax policy skill
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role cadastral taxation knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role develop taxation policies skill
not needed by the target role disseminate information on tax legislation skill
not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
not needed by the target role forecast account metrics skill
not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
not needed by the target role international business knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor company policy skill
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
not needed by the target role politics knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
not needed by the target role public law knowledge
not needed by the target role research taxation procedures skill
not needed by the target role strategic planning knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise advocacy work skill
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

3 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 good governance required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held legislation procedure optional

Index

Other moves recorded from tax policy analyst

Full index of moves from tax policy analyst

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.