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Where a housing policy officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a housing policy officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Housing policy officers research, analyse and develop housing policies which enable affordable and adequate housing for all. They implement these policies to improve the housing situation of the population by measures such as building affordable housing, supporting people to buy real estate and improving conditions in existing housing. Housing policy officers work closely with partners, external organisations or other stakeholders and provide them with regular updates.

Also known as policy officer, housing policy analyst, affordable housing policy officer, housing policy development officer, senior housing policy officer, housing policy advisor, planning and housing, housing policy researcher, housing policy and strategy officer.

Professionals 30 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: regional development policy officer, 46%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
regional development policy o… 46% covered recreation policy officer 41% covered competition policy officer 34% covered government planning inspector 30% covered labour market policy officer 30% covered housing policy officer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from housing policy officer, 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 a housing policy officer 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

A housing policy officer needs 14 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
  • influence public policies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • plan public housing management skills
  • advise on drafting policies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • influence policy makers on social service issues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • public housing legislation business, administration and law
  • monitor regulations in social services information skills
  • analyse legislation information skills
  • compare property values information skills
  • real estate market business, administration and law
  • set organisational policies management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a housing policy officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Housing policy officer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 a housing policy officer’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.