Economic development coordinator to economic adviser
An economic development coordinator already meets 49% of what the economic adviser role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.8/ 100
1 How much of what an economic adviser 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 economic adviser role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An economic adviser role treats 10 of its required skills as things an economic development coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on economic development
- analyse economic trends
- analyse market financial trends
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- assess risk factors
- carry out statistical forecasts
What stands in the way is 11 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An economic adviser 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 advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on public finance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held public finance business, administration and law
- already held ensure information transparency information skills
- already held assess risk factors information skills
All 20 carried skills, including the 10 the economic adviser role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 6 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 comprehend financial business terminology required
- still to learn develop financial statistics reports required
- still to learn maintain financial records required
- still to learn monitor company policy required
- optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- still to learn company policies required
- still to learn organisational policies required
- still to learn business analysis required
- still to learn strategic planning required
- optional, not held civil law optional
- still to learn develop organisational policies required
- still to learn supervise advocacy work required
- still to learn politics required
- optional, not held environmental economics optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held use business simulation tools optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an economic adviser role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 company policies study this
- 02 organisational policies study this
- 03 business analysis 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held advise on economic development skill
- already held analyse economic trends skill
- already held analyse market financial trends skill
- already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- already held assess risk factors skill
- already held carry out statistical forecasts skill
- already held economics knowledge
- already held financial forecasting knowledge
- already held market analysis knowledge
- already held statistics knowledge
- already held advise on government policy compliance skill
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held advise on public finance skill
- already held ensure information transparency 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 present reports skill
- already held public finance knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held environmental economics optional
- optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
- optional, not held use business simulation tools optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held civil law optional
- optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
9 held skills the economic adviser role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
- not needed by the target role carry out strategic research skill
- not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role develop economic policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
- not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
- not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes 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 company policies required
- still to learn organisational policies required
- still to learn business analysis required
- still to learn politics required
- still to learn strategic planning required
- optional, not held environmental economics optional
- optional, not held civil law 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 economic adviser?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An economic development coordinator already covers 49% of what an economic adviser is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 10 of which the economic adviser role treats as required.
What skills does an economic development coordinator need to become an economic adviser?
11 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is company policies.
How hard is the move from economic development coordinator to economic adviser?
Its learning distance is 53.8 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.