Where a recreation policy officer can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a recreation policy officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Recreation policy officers research, analyse and develop policies in the sports and recreation sector and implement these policies in order to improve the sport and recreation system and improve the health of the population. They strive to increase the participation in sports, support athletes, enhance the performance of athletes in national and international competitions, improve social inclusion and community development. They work closely with partners, external organisations or other stakeholders and provide them with regular updates.
Also known as recreation policy advisor, sports policy advisor, sports and recreation policy officer, sports and recreation policy specialist, sports and recreation policy analyst, recreation policy specialist, sports and recreation policy advisor, sports and recreation policy researcher, sports policy officer, sport and recreation policy officer.
Professionals 22 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: labour market policy officer, 43%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 3 · What the job itself asks for
A recreation policy officer needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.
- promote sport activities in public health management skills
- develop sports programmes management skills
- develop recreation programmes management skills
- contribute to the development of a sporting estate management skills
- promote recreation activities communication, collaboration and creativity
- analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
- advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
- manage government policy implementation management skills
- maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
- create solutions to problems communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a recreation policy officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- labour market policy officer 53% covered · difficulty 44.5
- regional development policy officer 50% covered · difficulty 46.7
- immigration policy officer 48% covered · difficulty 48.8
- competition policy officer 45% covered · difficulty 50.3
- education policy officer 45% covered · difficulty 50.3
- sports programme coordinator 45% covered · difficulty 49.1
- agricultural policy officer 43% covered · difficulty 52.2
- economic policy officer 43% covered · difficulty 52.2
- housing policy officer 41% covered · difficulty 53.9
- social services policy officer 40% covered · difficulty 54.4
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Recreation policy officer 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 a recreation 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.