Business economics researcher to economic development coordinator
A business economics researcher already meets 36% of what the economic development coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
58.7/ 100
1 How much of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do is already part of a business economics researcher’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 a business economics researcher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on economic development
- analyse economic trends
- assess risk factors
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- economics
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 9 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 a business economics researcher background worth leading with.
- already held advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held assess risk factors information skills
- already held consider economic criteria in decision making management skills
- already held analyse economic trends information skills
- already held financial forecasting business, administration and law
- already held economics social sciences, journalism and information
All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 5 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 maintain relations with local representatives required
- still to learn advise on legislative acts required
- still to learn liaise with local authorities required
- still to learn maintain relationships with government agencies required
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- still to learn develop economic policies required
- optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- still to learn public finance required
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- still to learn government policy implementation required
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency 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 maintain relations with local representatives practise this
- 02 advise on legislative acts practise this
- 03 develop economic policies 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 9 skills that carry over
- already held advise on economic development skill
- already held analyse economic trends skill
- already held assess risk factors skill
- already held consider economic criteria in decision making skill
- already held economics knowledge
- already held analyse market financial trends skill
- already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- already held financial forecasting knowledge
- already held statistics knowledge
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
24 held skills the economic development coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
- not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
- not needed by the target role business analytics knowledge
- not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
- not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
- not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role financial markets knowledge
- not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
- not needed by the target role fundamental analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role international business knowledge
- not needed by the target role management consulting knowledge
- not needed by the target role mathematical economics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor national economy skill
- not needed by the target role operational research knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
- not needed by the target role quantitative analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role use business simulation tools skill
- not needed by the target role write research proposals skill
- not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill
3 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 government policy implementation required
- still to learn public finance required
- optional, not held market analysis optional
Other moves recorded from business economics researcher
Common questions about this move
Can a business economics researcher become an economic development coordinator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A business economics researcher already covers 36% of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 5 of which the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a business economics researcher need to become an economic development coordinator?
7 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is maintain relations with local representatives.
How hard is the move from business economics researcher to economic development coordinator?
Its learning distance is 58.7 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.