Economic policy officer to economic development coordinator
An economic policy officer already meets 56% of what the economic development coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
41.2/ 100
1 How much of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do is already part of an economic policy officer’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 development coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An economic development coordinator role treats 9 of its required skills as things an economic policy officer 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
- develop economic policies
- economics
What stands in the way is 3 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 development coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an economic policy officer 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 9 the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 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 liaise with local authorities required
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- still to learn assess risk factors required
- optional, not held analyse market financial trends optional
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- still to learn public finance required
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an economic development coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess risk factors practise this
- 02 liaise with local authorities practise this
- 03 public finance 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 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 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 carry out strategic research skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held analyse market financial trends optional
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
16 held skills the economic development coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
- not needed by the target role advise on drafting policies skill
- not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
- not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
- not needed by the target role international business knowledge
- not needed by the target role international commercial transactions rules knowledge
- not needed by the target role international tariffs knowledge
- not needed by the target role international trade knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
- not needed by the target role monitor national economy skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role political economy knowledge
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
4 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 public finance required
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
Common questions about this move
Can an economic policy officer become an economic development coordinator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An economic policy officer already covers 56% of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 9 of which the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does an economic policy officer need to become an economic development coordinator?
3 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is assess risk factors.
How hard is the move from economic policy officer to economic development coordinator?
Its learning distance is 41.2 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.