Policy officer to economic development coordinator
A policy officer already meets 64% of what the economic development coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
34.1/ 100
1 How much of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do is already part of a 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 8 of its required skills as things a policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on economic development
- advise on legislative acts
- analyse economic trends
- assess risk factors
- government policy implementation
- liaise with local authorities
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 18 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 a policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage government-funded programmes management skills
- already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held carry out strategic research information skills
- already held ensure information transparency information skills
- already held assess risk factors information skills
All 18 carried skills, including the 8 the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 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 consider economic criteria in decision making required
- still to learn develop economic policies required
- still to learn public finance required
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- still to learn economics required
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts 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 consider economic criteria in decision making practise this
- 02 develop economic policies practise this
- 03 economics 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 18 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 assess risk factors 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 advise on government policy compliance skill
- already held analyse market financial trends skill
- already held carry out strategic research skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held ensure information transparency skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held manage government-funded programmes skill
- already held market analysis knowledge
- already held present reports skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on public finance 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 ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
98 held skills the economic development coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role European political studies knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on foreign affairs policies skill
- not needed by the target role advocate a cause skill
- not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse education system skill
- not needed by the target role analyse foreign affairs policies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
- not needed by the target role analyse irregular migration skill
- not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role asylum systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role attend parliament plenaries skill
- not needed by the target role build community relations skill
- not needed by the target role build international relations skill
- not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
- not needed by the target role circular economy knowledge
- not needed by the target role communications sector policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct educational activities skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role consumer law knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
- not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
- not needed by the target role create cultural venue outreach policies skill
- not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop agricultural policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop competition policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop cultural activities skill
- not needed by the target role develop cultural policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop educational resources skill
- not needed by the target role develop immigration policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop media strategy skill
- not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill
- not needed by the target role draft tender documentation skill
- not needed by the target role ecological principles knowledge
58 further entries not listed here
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 economics required
- still to learn public finance required
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a policy officer become an economic development coordinator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A policy officer already covers 64% of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 8 of which the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a policy officer need to become an economic development coordinator?
4 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is consider economic criteria in decision making.
How hard is the move from policy officer to economic development coordinator?
Its learning distance is 34.1 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.