Recreation policy officer to sports programme coordinator
A recreation policy officer already meets 36% of what the sports programme coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
64.1/ 100
1 How much of what a sports programme coordinator is expected to do is already part of a recreation 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 sports programme coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A sports programme coordinator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a recreation policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- contribute to the development of a sporting estate
- develop recreation programmes
- develop sports programmes
- government policy implementation
- liaise with sports organisations
- perform project management
What stands in the way is 8 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sports programme coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recreation policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held liaise with sports organisations communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop sports programmes management skills
- already held develop recreation programmes management skills
- already held contribute to the development of a sporting estate management skills
- already held promote recreation activities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the sports programme coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 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 promote sports in schools required
- still to learn promote sports organisation required
- still to learn establish collaborative relations required
- still to learn liaise with local authorities required
- optional, not held communicate with media optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
- optional, not held build community relations optional
- still to learn plan allocation of space required
- optional, not held schedule recreation facilities optional
- optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
- optional, not held coordinate events optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held propose leisure activities optional
- optional, not held set organisational policies optional
- optional, not held supervise site maintenance optional
- still to learn analyse goal progress required
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- still to learn project management principles required
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- still to learn health, safety and hygiene legislation required
- optional, not held badminton optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a sports programme coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 promote sports in schools practise this
- 02 promote sports organisation practise this
- 03 plan allocation of space 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 9 skills that carry over
- already held contribute to the development of a sporting estate skill
- already held develop recreation programmes skill
- already held develop sports programmes skill
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held liaise with sports organisations skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held promote recreation activities skill
- already held analyse community needs skill
- already held develop professional network skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held badminton optional
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held communicate with media optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
- optional, not held schedule recreation facilities optional
- optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
- optional, not held build community relations optional
- optional, not held coordinate events optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held perform market research optional
- optional, not held propose leisure activities optional
- optional, not held set organisational policies optional
- optional, not held supervise site maintenance optional
13 held skills the sports programme 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 advise on government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
- not needed by the target role apply latest sport science findings skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role government representation knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
- not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote sport activities in public health skill
- 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 health, safety and hygiene legislation required
- still to learn project management principles required
- optional, not held badminton optional
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
Other moves recorded from recreation policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can a recreation policy officer become a sports programme coordinator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A recreation policy officer already covers 36% of what a sports programme coordinator is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 7 of which the sports programme coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a recreation policy officer need to become a sports programme coordinator?
8 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is promote sports in schools.
How hard is the move from recreation policy officer to sports programme coordinator?
Its learning distance is 64.1 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.