Special-interest groups' official to economic policy officer
A special-interest groups' official already meets 38% of what the economic policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
59.9/ 100
1 How much of what an economic policy officer is expected to do is already part of a special-interest groups' official’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 7 of its required skills as things a special-interest groups' official already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise legislators
- advise on legislative acts
- create solutions to problems
- develop economic policies
- government policy implementation
- maintain relationships with government agencies
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 8 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 special-interest groups' official background worth leading with.
- already held develop economic policies management skills
- already held advise on drafting policies communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise legislators communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage government policy implementation management skills
- already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the economic policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 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 monitor national economy required
- still to learn analyse economic trends required
- still to learn forecast economic trends required
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- still to learn maintain relations with local representatives required
- still to learn advise on economic development required
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
- still to learn political economy required
- still to learn economics required
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- still to learn consider economic criteria in decision making required
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- 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 project management principles optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology 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 maintain relations with local representatives practise this
- 02 monitor national economy practise this
- 03 political economy 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held advise legislators skill
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held develop economic policies skill
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held advise on drafting policies skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
- optional, not held international tariffs optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held international trade optional
- optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
69 held skills the economic policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on consumer rights skill
- not needed by the target role analyse issues skill
- not needed by the target role analyse membership skill
- not needed by the target role apply diplomatic principles skill
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role build international relations skill
- not needed by the target role business law knowledge
- not needed by the target role check payrolls skill
- not needed by the target role circulate information skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with media skill
- not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role defend human rights skill
- not needed by the target role develop communications strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop employment policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop manufacturing policies skill
- not needed by the target role develop membership strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role develop trade policies skill
- not needed by the target role election law knowledge
- not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate humanitarian programme proposals skill
- not needed by the target role good governance knowledge
- not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle complaints skill
- not needed by the target role humanitarian aid actors knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
- not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
- not needed by the target role identify research topics skill
- not needed by the target role influence legislators skill
- not needed by the target role interact with the board of directors skill
- not needed by the target role international human rights law knowledge
- not needed by the target role interview people skill
- not needed by the target role keep updated on the political landscape skill
- not needed by the target role labour law knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with sports organisations skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
29 further entries not listed here
10 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 policy analysis optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held international business optional
- optional, not held international trade optional
- optional, not held project management principles optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
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Common questions about this move
Can a special-interest groups' official become an economic policy officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A special-interest groups' official already covers 38% of what an economic policy officer is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the economic policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does a special-interest groups' official need to become an economic policy officer?
8 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is maintain relations with local representatives.
How hard is the move from special-interest groups' official to economic policy officer?
Its learning distance is 59.9 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.