Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
77 skills listed by ESCO, 29 of them essential. 77 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 77, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
| advise on drafting policies | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| advise on legislative acts | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse issues | skill | essential | 3 |
| budgetary principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| communicate with media | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| communication principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct public presentations | skill | essential | 3 |
| create solutions to problems | skill | essential | 3 |
| deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop professional network | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| ensure compliance with policies | skill | essential | 3 |
| good governance | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify policy breach | skill | essential | 3 |
| Influence | competency | essential | 3 |
| interact with the board of directors | skill | essential | 3 |
| keep updated on the political landscape | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain relationships with government agencies | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage budgets | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage government policy implementation | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage members | skill | essential | 3 |
| negotiate health and safety issues with third parties | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform public relations | skill | essential | 3 |
| present arguments persuasively | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| public relations | skill | essential | 3 |
| recruit members | skill | essential | 3 |
| represent special-interest groups' members | skill | essential | 3 |
| represent the organisation | skill | essential | 3 |
| represent union members | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| show diplomacy | skill | essential | 3 |
| use communication techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise legislators | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on consumer rights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse membership | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply diplomatic principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| build international relations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| business law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check payrolls | skill | desirable | 2 |
| circulate information | skill | desirable | 2 |
| defend human rights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop communications strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop economic policies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop employment policies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop manufacturing policies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop membership strategies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop trade policies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| election law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| employment law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate humanitarian programme proposals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| government policy implementation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| graphic design | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle complaints | skill | desirable | 2 |
| humanitarian aid actors | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify hazards in the workplace | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify research topics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| influence legislators | skill | desirable | 2 |
| international human rights law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interview people | skill | desirable | 2 |
| labour law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with local authorities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with sports organisations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage fundraising activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage sport competition programmes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage sports events | skill | desirable | 2 |
| politics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare presentation material | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare speeches | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote equality in sport activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote free trade | skill | desirable | 2 |
| protect employee rights | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sports ethics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Statistics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| study topics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| trade union regulations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| trading law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use databases | skill | desirable | 2 |
| visit places of work | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write leaflets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write work-related reports | skill | desirable | 2 |