Table 1Transition record

economic development coordinatortoeconomic policy officer

A 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.

From economic development coordinator

58%

Overlap1

To economic policy officer

12 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

42.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the economic policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the economic development coordinator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A economic policy officer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a economic development coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A economic policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a economic development coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 2 required

required, not held monitor national economy required
required, not held forecast economic trends required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held 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

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

required, not held political economy required

optional, not held policy analysis optional

04 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

05 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held scientific research methodology optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform project management optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 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 12 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 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

Skill to acquire 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 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

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 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held 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

Index

Other moves recorded from economic development coordinator

Full index of moves from economic development coordinator

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.