Regional development policy officer to agricultural policy officer
A regional development policy officer already meets 45% of what the agricultural policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
52.6/ 100
1 How much of what an agricultural policy officer is expected to do is already part of a regional development 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 agricultural policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An agricultural policy officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a regional development policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on legislative acts
- create solutions to problems
- government policy implementation
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
- maintain relationships with government agencies
What stands in the way is 6 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An agricultural policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a regional development policy officer background worth leading with.
- already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
- already held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations business, administration and law
- already held carry out strategic research information skills
- already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held project management principles business, administration and law
All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 8 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 environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- still to learn legislation in agriculture required
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- still to learn promote agricultural policies required
- optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held develop educational resources optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- still to learn agronomy required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- still to learn develop agricultural policies required
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- still to learn ecological principles required
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an agricultural policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 promote agricultural policies practise this
- 02 agronomy study this
- 03 develop agricultural policies 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 13 skills that carry over
- 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 carry out strategic research skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held policy analysis knowledge
- already held project management principles knowledge
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held conduct educational activities optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held develop educational resources optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
17 held skills the agricultural policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
- not needed by the target role advise on economic development skill
- not needed by the target role advise on eligibility of expenditures skill
- not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
- not needed by the target role assess administrative burden skill
- not needed by the target role develop economic policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop interregional collaboration strategies skill
- not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
- not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
- not needed by the target role macro-regional strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role rural development strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role social justice knowledge
- not needed by the target role state aid regulations knowledge
8 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 agronomy required
- still to learn ecological principles required
- still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
- still to learn legislation in agriculture required
- optional, not held agroecology optional
- optional, not held pollution legislation optional
- optional, not held pollution prevention optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
Other moves recorded from regional development policy officer
- economic policy officer 65% covered · moderate
- economic development coordinator 52% covered · moderate
- recreation policy officer 50% covered · moderate
- competition policy officer 50% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from regional development policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can a regional development policy officer become an agricultural policy officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A regional development policy officer already covers 45% of what an agricultural policy officer is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 7 of which the agricultural policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does a regional development policy officer need to become an agricultural policy officer?
6 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is promote agricultural policies.
How hard is the move from regional development policy officer to agricultural policy officer?
Its learning distance is 52.6 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.