# Competences — competition policy officer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3826cb92-27f5-40ac-8dad-70af5abd6036).

## Essential

- **advise on legislative acts** (skill/competence)
- **business processes** (knowledge)
- **business strategy concepts** (knowledge)
- **competition law** (knowledge)
- **consumer law** (knowledge)
- **create solutions to problems** (skill/competence)
- **develop competition policies** (skill/competence)
- **government policy implementation** (knowledge)
- **investigate competition restrictions** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with local authorities** (skill/competence)
- **maintain relations with local representatives** (skill/competence)
- **maintain relationships with government agencies** (skill/competence)
- **manage government policy implementation** (skill/competence)
- **market analysis** (knowledge)
- **promote free trade** (skill/competence)
- **state aid regulations** (knowledge)

## Optional

- advise on government policy compliance (skill/competence)
- analyse goal progress (skill/competence)
- carry out strategic research (skill/competence)
- corporate law (knowledge)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- ensure information transparency (skill/competence)
- European Structural and Investment Funds regulations (knowledge)
- inspect government policy compliance (skill/competence)
- perform market research (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- policy analysis (knowledge)
- present reports (skill/competence)
- project management principles (knowledge)
- scientific research methodology (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 7 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

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

### Hard skills

- policy development — **43 %**
- regulatory engagement — **29 %**
- stakeholder engagement — **29 %**
- antitrust law — **29 %**
- competition policy — **29 %**
- competition policy analysis — **29 %**
- digital markets policy — **29 %**
- market investigation — **29 %**
- merger review — **29 %**
- risk mitigation — **29 %**
- economic analysis — **14 %**
- antitrust regulation — **14 %**
- antitrust regulations — **14 %**
- competition law — **14 %**
- policy position development — **14 %**
- regulatory proceedings analysis — **14 %**
- regulatory response development — **14 %**

### Methods

- responsible ai practices — **29 %**
- cross-functional project management — **29 %**
- coalition building — **29 %**

### Responsibilities

- ai research integration — **29 %**
- regulatory monitoring — **29 %**
- stakeholder engagement — **14 %**
- strategic response development — **14 %**
- strategic response shaping — **14 %**
- submission development — **14 %**
- written submission development — **14 %**
- relationship fostering — **14 %**
- relationship maintenance — **14 %**
- policy position development — **14 %**
- policy strategy development — **14 %**
- recommendation crafting — **14 %**
- policy alignment — **14 %**
- engagement leadership — **14 %**
- engaging with regulators — **14 %**
- government engagement — **14 %**
- briefing preparation — **14 %**
- shaping strategic responses — **14 %**
- stakeholder communication — **14 %**

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