Table 1Transition record

regional development policy officertoeconomic development coordinator

A regional development policy officer already meets 52% of what the economic development coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From regional development policy officer

52%

Overlap1

To economic development coordinator

12 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

44.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.3

This move: 44.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the economic development coordinator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the regional development policy officer 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 12 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 regional development policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop economic policies management skills
already held advise on economic development communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out strategic research information skills
already held analyse economic trends information skills
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the economic development coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held assess risk factors 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

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held public finance required

optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held market analysis optional

03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required

optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held economics required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

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 ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held present reports optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held statistics 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on economic development skill
already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held analyse economic trends skill
already held develop economic policies skill
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 carry out strategic research skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill

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 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 ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held market analysis optional
optional, not held present reports optional
optional, not held statistics optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
not needed by the target role advise on eligibility of expenditures skill
not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
not needed by the target role assess administrative burden skill
not needed by the target role develop interregional collaboration strategies skill
not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance 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 perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role policy analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role rural development strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role social justice knowledge
not needed by the target role state aid regulations knowledge

5 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 economics required
required, not held public finance required
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held market analysis optional
optional, not held statistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from regional development policy officer

Full index of moves from regional development policy officer

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.