Economic development coordinator to agricultural policy officer
An economic development coordinator already meets 44% of what the agricultural policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
54.4/ 100
1 How much of what an agricultural policy officer is expected to do is already part of an economic development coordinator’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 agricultural policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An agricultural policy officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things an economic development coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on legislative acts
- create solutions to problems
- government policy implementation
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
- maintain relationships with government agencies
What stands in the way is 6 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 agricultural policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an economic development coordinator 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 7 the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 10 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 environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- still to learn legislation in agriculture required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- still to learn promote agricultural policies required
- optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held develop educational resources optional
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- still to learn agronomy required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- still to learn develop agricultural policies required
- still to learn ecological principles required
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an agricultural policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 promote agricultural policies practise this
- 02 agronomy study this
- 03 develop agricultural 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 12 skills that carry over
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held create solutions to problems 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 manage government policy implementation skill
- already held advise on government policy compliance skill
- already held carry out strategic research skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held manage government-funded programmes skill
- already held present reports skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held develop educational resources optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
17 held skills the agricultural policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on economic development skill
- not needed by the target role advise on public finance skill
- not needed by the target role analyse economic trends 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 apply systemic design thinking skill
- not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
- not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
- not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
- not needed by the target role develop economic policies skill
- not needed by the target role economics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
- not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
- not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role public finance knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
12 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 agronomy required
- still to learn ecological principles required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- still to learn legislation in agriculture required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Other moves recorded from economic development coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can an economic development coordinator become an agricultural policy officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An economic development coordinator already covers 44% of what an agricultural policy officer is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 7 of which the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does an economic development coordinator need to become an agricultural policy officer?
6 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is promote agricultural policies.
How hard is the move from economic development coordinator to agricultural policy officer?
Its learning distance is 54.4 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.