Economic policy officer to regional development policy officer
An economic policy officer already meets 58% of what the regional development policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
41.6/ 100
1 How much of what a regional development policy officer 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 regional development policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A regional development policy officer role treats 7 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
- create solutions to problems
- government policy implementation
- maintain relations with local representatives
- maintain relationships with government agencies
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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A regional development policy officer 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 advise legislators communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
- already held forecast economic trends information skills
- already held liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the regional development policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 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 rural development strategies required
- still to learn government policy required
- optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
- optional, not held social justice optional
- still to learn liaise with local authorities required
- optional, not held advise on eligibility of expenditures optional
- optional, not held analyse community needs optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- still to learn perform scientific research required
- optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
- optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held state aid regulations optional
- optional, not held develop interregional collaboration strategies optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a regional development policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 rural development strategies study this
- 02 government policy study this
- 03 liaise with local authorities 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 16 skills that carry over
- already held advise on economic development skill
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- 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 advise legislators skill
- already held analyse economic trends skill
- already held carry out strategic research skill
- already held develop economic policies skill
- already held forecast economic trends skill
- already held liaise with politicians skill
- already held policy analysis knowledge
- already held project management principles knowledge
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held advise on eligibility of expenditures optional
- optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
- optional, not held develop interregional collaboration strategies optional
- optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
- optional, not held state aid regulations optional
- optional, not held analyse community needs optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held social justice optional
12 held skills the regional development policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on drafting policies skill
- not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
- not needed by the target role economics knowledge
- not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations 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 monitor national economy skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role political economy knowledge
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
6 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 rural development strategies required
- still to learn government policy required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held macro-regional strategy optional
- optional, not held state aid regulations optional
- optional, not held social justice optional
Other moves recorded from economic policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can an economic policy officer become a regional development policy officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An economic policy officer already covers 58% of what a regional development policy officer is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 7 of which the regional development policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does an economic policy officer need to become a regional development policy officer?
4 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by social sciences, journalism and information. The single most important is rural development strategies.
How hard is the move from economic policy officer to regional development policy officer?
Its learning distance is 41.6 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.