Trade development officer to economic development coordinator
A trade development officer already meets 51% of what the economic development coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
45.7/ 100
1 How much of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do is already part of a trade development 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 7 of its required skills as things a trade development officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on legislative acts
- assess risk factors
- economics
- government policy implementation
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
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 13 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 trade development officer background worth leading with.
- already held advise on government policy compliance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held carry out strategic research information skills
- already held assess risk factors information skills
- already held market analysis business, administration and law
- already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held financial forecasting business, administration and law
All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 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 consider economic criteria in decision making required
- still to learn develop economic policies required
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
- still to learn advise on economic development required
- optional, not held advise on public finance optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- still to learn analyse economic trends 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 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 advise on economic development practise this
- 02 analyse economic trends practise 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held advise on legislative acts skill
- already held assess risk factors skill
- already held economics knowledge
- 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 advise on government policy compliance skill
- already held carry out strategic research skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held financial forecasting knowledge
- already held manage government policy implementation skill
- already held market analysis knowledge
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held manage government-funded programmes 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 build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role build international relations skill
- not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
- not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
- not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop international cooperation strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop trade policies skill
- not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
- not needed by the target role host trade delegations skill
- not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role international business knowledge
- not needed by the target role international commercial transactions rules knowledge
- not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role investigate competition restrictions skill
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role promote free trade skill
2 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 public finance required
- optional, not held statistics optional
Other moves recorded from trade development officer
Common questions about this move
Can a trade development officer become an economic development coordinator?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A trade development officer already covers 51% of what an economic development coordinator is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 7 of which the economic development coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a trade development officer need to become an economic development coordinator?
5 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is advise on economic development.
How hard is the move from trade development officer to economic development coordinator?
Its learning distance is 45.7 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.