Regional development policy officer to economic development coordinator
A regional development policy officer already meets 52% of what the economic development coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what an economic development coordinator 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 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 regional development policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on economic development
- advise on legislative acts
- analyse economic trends
- develop economic policies
- 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 12 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 regional development 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 carry out strategic research information skills
- already held analyse economic trends information skills
- already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 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 assess risk factors required
- optional, not held analyse market financial trends optional
- optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
- optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- still to learn public finance required
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- still to learn consider economic criteria in decision making required
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- still to learn economics required
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- 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 present reports 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 assess risk factors practise this
- 02 consider economic criteria in decision making 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 12 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 develop economic policies 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 carry out strategic research skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held analyse market financial trends 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 ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held financial forecasting optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- optional, not held market analysis optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
18 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 advise legislators 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 assess administrative burden 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 policy analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role rural development strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role social justice knowledge
- not needed by the target role state aid regulations knowledge
5 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 market analysis optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
Other moves recorded from regional development policy officer
- economic policy officer 65% covered · moderate
- recreation policy officer 50% covered · moderate
- competition policy officer 50% covered · moderate
- agricultural policy officer 46% covered · moderate
Full index of moves from regional development policy officer
Common questions about this move
Can a regional development policy officer become an economic development coordinator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A regional development policy officer already covers 52% of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 8 of which the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a regional development policy officer need to become an economic development coordinator?
4 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is assess risk factors.
How hard is the move from regional development policy officer to economic development coordinator?
Its learning distance is 44.3 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.