Profession political affairs officer

Political affairs officers analyse developments in foreign politics and other policy matters, monitor conflicts and consult on mediation measures, as well as other developmental strategies. They write reports to ensure communication with governmental bodies, and develop policies and implementation methods.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Government policy implementation

  The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.

• Foreign affairs policy development

  The development processes of foreign affairs policies, such as relevant research methods, relevant legislation, and foreign affairs operations.

• Foreign affairs

  The operations of a foreign affairs department in a government or public organisation and its regulations.

Skills

• Monitor political conflicts

  Monitor the possibility and development of political conflicts in specific contexts, such as in or between political parties, governments, or between different countries, as well as identifying its potential impact on government operations, and public safety.

• Advise on foreign affairs policies

  Advise governments or other public organisations on the development and implementation of foreign affairs policies.

• Advise on conflict management

  Advise private or public organisations on monitoring possible conflict risk and development, and on conflict resolution methods specific to the identified conflicts.

• Advise on risk management

  Provide advice on risk management policies and prevention strategies and their implementation, being aware of different kinds of risks to a specific organisation.

• Advise on legislative acts

  Advise officials in a legislature on the propositioning of new bills and the consideration of items of legislation.

• Analyse foreign affairs policies

  Analyse the existing policies for the handling of foreign affairs within a government or public organisation in order to evaluate them and search for improvements.

• Write situation reports

  Write reports according to specifications and regulations of an organisation on the situation which needs to be reported on, such as the status of an investigation, of intelligence gathering, or of missions and operations.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB