Agricultural policy officer to economic development coordinator
An agricultural policy officer already meets 42% of what the economic development coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.4/ 100
1 How much of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do is already part of an agricultural policy officer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the economic development coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An economic development coordinator role treats 5 of its required skills as things an agricultural policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on legislative acts
- government policy implementation
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
- maintain relationships with government agencies
What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An economic development coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an agricultural policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held manage government-funded programmes management skills
- already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held carry out strategic research information skills
- already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage government policy implementation management skills
All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn analyse economic trends required
- still to learn assess risk factors required
- optional, not held analyse market financial trends optional
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- still to learn consider economic criteria in decision making required
- still to learn develop economic policies required
- still to learn advise on economic development required
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- still to learn public finance required
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- still to learn economics required
- optional, not held statistics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an economic development coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on economic development practise this
- 02 analyse economic trends practise this
- 03 assess risk factors practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
- already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- already held advise on government policy compliance skill
- already held carry out strategic research skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held manage government-funded programmes skill
- already held present reports skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held analyse market financial trends optional
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
21 held skills the economic development coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role agroecology knowledge
- not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role develop agricultural policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
- not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role legislation in agriculture knowledge
- not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
- not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare government funding dossiers skill
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote agricultural policies skill
- not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn economics required
- still to learn public finance required
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
Other moves recorded from agricultural policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can an agricultural policy officer become an economic development coordinator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An agricultural policy officer already covers 42% of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 5 of which the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does an agricultural policy officer need to become an economic development coordinator?
7 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is advise on economic development.
How hard is the move from agricultural policy officer to economic development coordinator?
Its learning distance is 53.4 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.