Economic adviser to regional development policy officer
An economic adviser already meets 38% of what the regional development policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
57.9/ 100
1 How much of what a regional development 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 regional development policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A regional development policy officer role treats 6 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
- government policy implementation
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
- maintain relationships with government agencies
What stands in the way is 5 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A regional development 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.
- 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 6 the regional development policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 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 rural development strategies required
- still to learn government policy required
- optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held social justice optional
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- optional, not held advise on eligibility of expenditures optional
- optional, not held advise legislators optional
- optional, not held analyse community needs optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
- still to learn perform scientific research required
- optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
- optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
- still to learn manage government policy implementation required
- optional, not held develop interregional collaboration strategies optional
- optional, not held develop economic policies optional
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held state aid regulations optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a regional development policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 rural development strategies study this
- 02 create solutions to problems practise this
- 03 government policy 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held advise on economic development skill
- 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 analyse economic trends skill
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held advise on eligibility of expenditures optional
- optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
- optional, not held develop interregional collaboration strategies optional
- optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held state aid regulations optional
- optional, not held advise legislators optional
- optional, not held analyse community needs optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- optional, not held develop economic policies optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
- optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held social justice optional
31 held skills the regional development policy officer role does not ask for
- 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 economics knowledge
- 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 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.
- still to learn rural development strategies required
- still to learn government policy required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held state aid regulations optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held social justice optional
Common questions about this move
Can an economic adviser become a regional development policy officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An economic adviser already covers 38% of what a regional development policy officer is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 6 of which the regional development policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does an economic adviser need to become a regional development policy officer?
5 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by social sciences, journalism and information. The single most important is rural development strategies.
How hard is the move from economic adviser to regional development policy officer?
Its learning distance is 57.9 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.