Table 1Transition record

EU funds managertocommunity development officer

A EU funds manager already meets 30% of what the community development officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From EU funds manager

30%

Overlap1

To community development officer

8 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

66.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.4

This move: 66.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the community development officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the EU funds manager 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A community development officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a EU funds manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held carry out strategic research information skills
already held analyse community needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform resource planning information skills
already held project management principles business, administration and law
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 5 the community development officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 7 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, 6 supplementary

required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held build community relations required
required, not held build trust required
required, not held conduct public presentations required

optional, not held advise on economic development optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional

02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held identify sources on potential target communities for art required
required, not held provide improvement strategies required
required, not held work within communities required

optional, not held perform project management optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required

optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held public law optional

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure information transparency required

optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held conduct public surveys optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geography optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a community development officer 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse community needs skill
already held carry out strategic research skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held perform resource planning skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held project management principles knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held rural development strategies optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
optional, not held rural development strategies optional
optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held advise on economic development optional
optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held perform public relations optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held promote social awareness optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held public law optional

47 held skills the community development officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role EU law knowledge
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 economic trends skill
not needed by the target role assess administrative burden skill
not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role community-led local development knowledge
not needed by the target role complete administration skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
not needed by the target role decide on providing funds skill
not needed by the target role develop interregional collaboration strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
not needed by the target role follow up the issued grants skill
not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
not needed by the target role give out grants skill
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role indicators used in EU funds programme operations knowledge
not needed by the target role inform on government funding skill
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role instruct grant recipient skill
not needed by the target role internal auditing knowledge
not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
not needed by the target role macro-regional strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes skill
not needed by the target role manage grant applications skill
not needed by the target role manage project changes skill
not needed by the target role manage project information skill
not needed by the target role manage relationships with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role microfinance knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor policy proposals skill
not needed by the target role national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
not needed by the target role perform political negotiation skill
not needed by the target role prepare audit activities skill

7 further entries not listed here

6 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 budgetary principles required
optional, not held rural development strategies optional
optional, not held geography optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public housing legislation optional
optional, not held public law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from EU funds manager

Full index of moves from EU funds manager

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.