Table 1Transition record

business economics researchertoeconomic development coordinator

A business economics researcher already meets 36% of what the economic development coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From business economics researcher

36%

Overlap1

To economic development coordinator

9 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

58.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

58.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the economic development coordinator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the business economics researcher profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A economic development coordinator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a business economics researcher already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on economic development
analyse economic trends
assess risk factors
consider economic criteria in decision making
economics

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A economic development coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business economics researcher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assess risk factors information skills
already held consider economic criteria in decision making management skills
already held analyse economic trends information skills
already held financial forecasting business, administration and law
already held economics social sciences, journalism and information

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the economic development coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held advise on legislative acts required
required, not held liaise with local authorities required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies 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 create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held present reports optional

02 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop economic policies required

optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held public finance required

optional, not held market analysis optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy implementation required

05 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held carry out statistical forecasts optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a economic development coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on economic development skill
already held analyse economic trends skill
already held assess risk factors skill
already held consider economic criteria in decision making skill
already held economics knowledge
already held analyse market financial trends skill
already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
already held financial forecasting knowledge
already held statistics knowledge

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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 carry out statistical forecasts optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held market analysis optional
optional, not held present reports optional

24 held skills the economic development coordinator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role business analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role financial markets knowledge
not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
not needed by the target role fundamental analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role international business knowledge
not needed by the target role management consulting knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematical economics knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor national economy skill
not needed by the target role operational research knowledge
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role quantitative analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role use business simulation tools skill
not needed by the target role write research proposals skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held public finance required
optional, not held market analysis optional

Index

Other moves recorded from business economics researcher

Full index of moves from business economics researcher

Note

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.