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Competences — community development officer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/39e9fc8f-02bd-4577-b603-2dc96204ce74).

Essential

  • analyse community needs (skill/competence)
  • budgetary principles (knowledge)
  • build community relations (skill/competence)
  • build trust (skill/competence)
  • carry out strategic research (skill/competence)
  • conduct public presentations (skill/competence)
  • ensure information transparency (skill/competence)
  • government policy implementation (knowledge)
  • identify sources on potential target communities for art (skill/competence)
  • liaise with local authorities (skill/competence)
  • maintain relations with local representatives (skill/competence)
  • perform resource planning (skill/competence)
  • provide improvement strategies (skill/competence)
  • work within communities (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on economic development (skill/competence)
  • advise on legislative acts (skill/competence)
  • conduct public surveys (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network (skill/competence)
  • ensure public safety and security (skill/competence)
  • geography (knowledge)
  • maintain relationships with government agencies (skill/competence)
  • manage government policy implementation (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • perform public relations (skill/competence)
  • present reports (skill/competence)
  • project management principles (knowledge)
  • promote social awareness (skill/competence)
  • public finance (knowledge)
  • public housing legislation (knowledge)
  • public law (knowledge)
  • rural development strategies (knowledge)
  • study community as a target community (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 10 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • community outreach — 30 %
  • community development — 30 %
  • relationship building — 30 %
  • needs assessment — 20 %

Methods

  • community engagement — 30 %
  • placemaking — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • programme delivery — 20 %
  • community engagement — 20 %