Regional development policy officer to economic policy officer
A regional development policy officer already meets 65% of what the economic policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
36.2/ 100
1 How much of what an economic 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 economic policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An economic policy officer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a regional development policy officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise legislators
- advise on economic development
- advise on legislative acts
- analyse economic trends
- create solutions to problems
- develop economic policies
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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An economic 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 develop economic policies management skills
- already held advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise legislators communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held policy analysis social sciences, journalism and information
- already held forecast economic trends information skills
- already held liaise with politicians communication, collaboration and creativity
All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the economic policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 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 political economy required
- still to learn economics required
- still to learn consider economic criteria in decision making required
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- still to learn monitor national economy required
- optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
- optional, not held international tariffs optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held international trade optional
- optional, not held advise on drafting policies optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an economic policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 monitor national economy practise this
- 02 political economy study this
- 03 consider economic criteria in decision making 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 16 skills that carry over
- already held advise legislators skill
- already held advise on economic development skill
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held analyse economic trends skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held develop economic policies skill
- already held forecast economic trends skill
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- 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 carry out strategic research skill
- already held liaise with politicians skill
- already held policy analysis knowledge
- already held project management principles knowledge
- already held scientific research methodology knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on drafting policies optional
- optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
- optional, not held international tariffs optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held international trade optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
14 held skills the economic policy officer 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 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 develop professional network 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 local authorities 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
7 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 political economy required
- still to learn economics required
- optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
- optional, not held international tariffs optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held international trade optional
Other moves recorded from regional development policy officer
- economic development coordinator 52% 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 policy officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A regional development policy officer already covers 65% of what an economic policy officer is expected to do: 16 skills carry over, 11 of which the economic policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does a regional development policy officer need to become an economic policy officer?
4 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by social sciences, journalism and information. The single most important is monitor national economy.
How hard is the move from regional development policy officer to economic policy officer?
Its learning distance is 36.2 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.