Table 1Transition record

trade development officertoeconomic 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.

From trade development officer

51%

Overlap1

To economic development coordinator

13 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

45.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.7

This move: 45.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the economic development coordinator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the trade development 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 13 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 trade development officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
required, not held develop economic policies required

optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held 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

03 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held 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

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held public finance required

05 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

Skill to acquire Tier

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

Skill Type

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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held public finance required
optional, not held statistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from trade development officer

Full index of moves from trade development 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.