Policy officer to regional development policy officer
A policy officer already meets 69% of what the regional development policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
31.1/ 100
1 How much of what a regional development policy officer 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 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 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
- create solutions to problems
- government policy implementation
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
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 20 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 a policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held state aid regulations business, administration and law
- already held advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held inspect government policy compliance information skills
- already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
- already held liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
All 20 carried skills, including the 8 the regional development policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 10 missing skills fall into 4 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
- still to learn perform scientific research required
- optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
- optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
- optional, not held advise on eligibility of expenditures optional
- optional, not held advise legislators optional
- optional, not held develop interregional collaboration strategies optional
- optional, not held develop economic policies 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 perform scientific research 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 20 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 liaise with local authorities skill
- 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 European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- already held analyse community needs skill
- already held analyse economic trends skill
- already held carry out strategic research skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held inspect government policy compliance skill
- already held liaise with politicians skill
- already held policy analysis knowledge
- already held project management principles knowledge
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
- already held social justice knowledge
- already held state aid regulations knowledge
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 advise legislators optional
- optional, not held develop economic policies optional
- optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
96 held skills the regional development policy officer role does not ask for
- 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 advise on government policy compliance 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 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 analyse market financial trends skill
- not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role assess risk factors 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
56 further entries not listed here
3 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 macro-regional strategy optional
Common questions about this move
Can a policy officer become a regional development policy officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A policy officer already covers 69% of what a regional development policy officer is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 8 of which the regional development policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does a policy officer need to become a regional development policy officer?
3 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 4 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 policy officer to regional development policy officer?
Its learning distance is 31.1 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.