Sports programme coordinator to recreation policy officer
A sports programme coordinator already meets 45% of what the recreation policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
49.1/ 100
1 How much of what a recreation policy officer is expected to do is already part of a sports programme coordinator’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 recreation policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A recreation policy officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a sports programme coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse community needs
- contribute to the development of a sporting estate
- develop recreation programmes
- develop sports programmes
- promote recreation activities
What stands in the way is 5 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 recreation policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sports programme coordinator 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 5 the recreation policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 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 advise on legislative acts required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn maintain relationships with government agencies required
- optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
- still to learn promote sport activities in public health required
- still to learn manage government policy implementation required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a recreation policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 promote sport activities in public health practise this
- 02 advise on legislative acts practise this
- 03 create solutions to problems 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 analyse community needs skill
- 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 promote recreation activities skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held liaise with sports organisations skill
- already held perform project management skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held apply latest sport science findings optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held liaise with politicians optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
25 held skills the recreation policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role badminton knowledge
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role build community relations skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with media skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
- not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
- not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role plan allocation of space skill
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote sports in schools skill
- not needed by the target role promote sports organisation skill
- not needed by the target role propose leisure activities skill
- not needed by the target role schedule recreation facilities skill
- not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
- not needed by the target role supervise site maintenance skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held government representation optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
Other moves recorded from sports programme coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can a sports programme coordinator become a recreation policy officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A sports programme coordinator already covers 45% of what a recreation policy officer is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 5 of which the recreation policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does a sports programme coordinator need to become a recreation policy officer?
5 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is promote sport activities in public health.
How hard is the move from sports programme coordinator to recreation policy officer?
Its learning distance is 49.1 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.