RecordMove

Economic adviser to economic policy officer

An economic adviser already meets 38% of what the economic policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From economic adviser

Distant match

To economic policy officer

8 You already bring

8 Still to learn

28 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what an economic policy officer is expected to do is already part of an economic adviser’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 policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An economic policy officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things an economic adviser already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on economic development
advise on legislative acts
analyse economic trends
economics
government policy implementation
maintain relations with local representatives

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An economic policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an economic adviser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse economic trends 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 maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held government policy implementation social sciences, journalism and information

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the economic policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn consider economic criteria in decision making required
still to learn develop economic policies required
still to learn manage government policy implementation required

optional, not held perform project management optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn advise legislators required
still to learn create solutions to problems required

optional, not held advise on drafting policies optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn monitor national economy required
still to learn forecast economic trends required

optional, not held carry out strategic research optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn political economy required

optional, not held policy analysis optional

05 business, administration and law 6 supplementary

optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
optional, not held international tariffs optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an economic policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on economic development skill
already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held analyse economic trends skill
already held economics knowledge
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held advise on drafting policies optional
optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
optional, not held international tariffs optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

31 held skills the economic policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role advise on public finance skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
not needed by the target role develop financial statistics reports skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect government expenditures skill
not needed by the target role inspect government incomes skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor company policy skill
not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
not needed by the target role politics knowledge
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role public finance knowledge
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role strategic planning knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise advocacy work skill
not needed by the target role use business simulation tools skill

8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn political economy required
optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
optional, not held international tariffs optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held international trade optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from economic adviser

Full index of moves from economic adviser

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an economic adviser become an economic policy officer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An economic adviser already covers 38% of what an economic policy officer is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the economic policy officer role treats as required.

What skills does an economic adviser need to become an economic policy officer?

8 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is monitor national economy.

How hard is the move from economic adviser to economic policy officer?

Its learning distance is 59.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

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.