Competition policy officer to trade development officer
A competition policy officer already meets 59% of what the trade development officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
42.8/ 100
1 How much of what a trade development officer is expected to do is already part of a competition 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 trade development officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A trade development officer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a competition policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- business strategy concepts
- competition law
- corporate law
- government policy implementation
- inspect government policy compliance
- maintain relations with local representatives
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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A trade development officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a competition policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held investigate competition restrictions information skills
- already held promote free trade communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held competition law business, administration and law
- already held inspect government policy compliance information skills
- already held business strategy concepts business, administration and law
- already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
All 19 carried skills, including the 9 the trade development officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 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 international commercial transactions rules required
- still to learn international import export regulations required
- still to learn international business required
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- still to learn build international relations required
- still to learn establish collaborative relations required
- optional, not held host trade delegations optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- still to learn develop trade policies required
- optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
- still to learn economics required
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a trade development officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop trade policies practise this
- 02 international commercial transactions rules study this
- 03 international import export regulations study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held business strategy concepts knowledge
- already held competition law knowledge
- already held corporate law knowledge
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held inspect government policy compliance skill
- already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
- already held market analysis knowledge
- already held perform market research skill
- already held promote free trade skill
- already held advise on government policy compliance skill
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held carry out strategic research skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held investigate competition restrictions skill
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held project management principles knowledge
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop international cooperation strategies optional
- optional, not held host trade delegations optional
- optional, not held assess risk factors optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
11 held skills the trade development officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
- not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role develop competition policies skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
- not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role state aid regulations 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 international commercial transactions rules required
- still to learn international import export regulations required
- still to learn economics required
- still to learn international business required
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
Other moves recorded from competition policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can a competition policy officer become a trade development officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A competition policy officer already covers 59% of what a trade development officer is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 9 of which the trade development officer role treats as required.
What skills does a competition policy officer need to become a trade development officer?
7 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is develop trade policies.
How hard is the move from competition policy officer to trade development officer?
Its learning distance is 42.8 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.