Economic development coordinator to economic policy officer
An economic development coordinator already meets 58% of what the economic policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
42.6/ 100
1 How much of what an economic 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 economic policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An economic policy officer role treats 11 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
- advise on legislative acts
- analyse economic trends
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- create solutions to problems
- develop economic policies
What stands in the way is 4 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 economic 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 develop economic policies management skills
- already held advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held carry out strategic research information skills
- already held consider economic criteria in decision making management skills
- already held analyse economic trends information skills
- already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the economic policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 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 monitor national economy required
- still to learn forecast economic trends required
- still to learn advise legislators required
- optional, not held advise on drafting policies optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
- still to learn political economy required
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- 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
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
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.
- 01 monitor national economy practise this
- 02 political economy study this
- 03 advise legislators 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 economic development skill
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held analyse economic trends skill
- already held consider economic criteria in decision making skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held develop economic policies 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 manage government policy implementation skill
- already held carry out strategic research skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 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
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
17 held skills the economic 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 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 develop professional network skill
- 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 liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes skill
- not needed by the target role market analysis 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 statistics knowledge
9 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 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
- 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 policy officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An economic development coordinator already covers 58% of what an economic policy officer is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 11 of which the economic policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does an economic development coordinator need to become an economic policy officer?
4 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is monitor national economy.
How hard is the move from economic development coordinator to economic policy officer?
Its learning distance is 42.6 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.