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From regulatory affairs manager to policy manager

10 of the 20 essential skills of a policy manager are already essential for a regulatory affairs manager — about 50% of the job, before you learn anything new.

These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.

10
skills carry over
10
would be new
50%
of the target job covered
20
essential skills of a policy manager

What a policy manager does

Policy managers are responsible for managing the development of policy programs and ensuring that the strategic objectives of the organization are met. They oversee the production of policy positions, as well as the organization's campaign and advocacy work in fields such as environmental, ethics, quality, transparency, and sustainability.

What would be new

10 skills

Essential for a policy manager and not for a regulatory affairs manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.

Other moves from regulatory affairs manager

2 roles

regulatory affairs managerpolicy managerThe other way round

Counted from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Occupations are compared on their essential skills only.

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How far are you from being a policy manager?

MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.