Where an economic development coordinator can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an economic development coordinator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Economic development coordinators outline and implement policies for the improvement of a community's, government's or institution's economic growth and stability. They research economic trends and coordinate cooperation between institutions working in economic development. They analyse potential economic risks and conflicts and develop plans to resolve them. Economic development coordinators advise on the economic sustainability of institutions and economic growth.
Also known as economist, economic development consultant, economic development officer, socio economic development coordinator, regeneration manager, development officer, development consultant, planning officer.
Professionals 29 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: economic policy officer, 58%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
An economic development coordinator needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- develop economic policies management skills
- advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
- public finance business, administration and law
- assess risk factors information skills
- consider economic criteria in decision making management skills
- analyse economic trends information skills
- maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
- advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
- maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
- government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an economic development coordinator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- economic adviser 75% covered · difficulty 24
- policy officer 64% covered · difficulty 34.1
- economic policy officer 56% covered · difficulty 41.2
- regional development policy officer 52% covered · difficulty 44.3
- trade development officer 51% covered · difficulty 45.7
- community development officer 49% covered · difficulty 47.4
- agricultural policy officer 42% covered · difficulty 53.4
- business economics researcher 36% covered · difficulty 58.7
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Economic development coordinator is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an economic development coordinator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.