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Where an EU funds manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an EU funds manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

EU funds managers administer EU funds and financial resources in public administrations. They are involved in the definition of investment priorities and are responsible for drafting the Operational Programs, liaising with national authorities for determining the programs ’objectives and priority axes. EU funds managers supervise projects financed through EU funds, monitoring their implementation and the results achieved and are involved in certification and auditing activities. They might also be responsible for managing the relations with the European institutions for issues related to state aids and the grant management.

Also known as EU policy and funding expert, regional policy officer, EU projects supervisor, policy officer for EU funds, EU fund manager in Joint Secretariat, EU funds operational programs manager, european funds policy manager, EU funds policy officer, EU projects coordinator, officer for EU management and control.

Managers 55 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: regional development policy officer, 52%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
regional development policy o… 52% covered grants administrator 47% covered public administration manager 33% covered competition policy officer 31% covered community development officer 30% covered EU funds manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from EU funds manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an EU funds manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An EU funds manager needs 35 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • indicators used in EU funds programme operations business, administration and law
  • community-led local development engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • decide on providing funds management skills
  • develop interregional collaboration strategies management skills
  • follow up the issued grants management skills
  • macro-regional strategy social sciences, journalism and information
  • EU law business, administration and law
  • advise on eligibility of expenditures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • monitor policy proposals information skills
  • assess administrative burden information skills
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EU funds manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an EU funds manager’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.