# Competences — election agent

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/82fe0140-7069-47f9-a7d4-d63a611cb5bd).

## Essential

- **advise on public relations** (skill/competence)
- **advise politicians on electoral procedures** (skill/competence)
- **analyse election procedures** (skill/competence)
- **communicate with media** (skill/competence)
- **election law** (knowledge)
- **liaise with politicians** (skill/competence)
- **monitor elections** (skill/competence)
- **monitor political campaigns** (skill/competence)
- **perform public relations** (skill/competence)
- **political campaigning** (knowledge)

## Optional

- advertising techniques (knowledge)
- advise on public image (skill/competence)
- conduct public surveys (skill/competence)
- coordinate advertising campaigns (skill/competence)
- coordinate events (skill/competence)
- create campaign schedule (skill/competence)
- develop media strategy (skill/competence)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- develop promotional tools (skill/competence)
- establish collaborative relations (skill/competence)
- fix meetings (skill/competence)
- influence voting behaviour (skill/competence)
- maintain relationships with government agencies (skill/competence)
- manage fundraising activities (skill/competence)
- political science (knowledge)
- prepare presentation material (skill/competence)
- promote political campaign (skill/competence)
- solicit event publicity (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

### Hard skills

- campaign management — **50 %**
- fundraising — **38 %**
- data analysis — **25 %**
- message development — **25 %**
- paid communications planning — **25 %**
- vendor coordination — **25 %**
- voter contact — **25 %**
- field operations — **12 %**
- volunteer recruitment — **12 %**
- volunteer training — **12 %**
- project management — **12 %**
- project oversight — **12 %**
- media planning — **12 %**
- data reporting — **12 %**
- digital strategy — **12 %**
- campaign optimization — **12 %**
- bid management — **12 %**
- campaign strategy — **12 %**
- candidate fundraising — **12 %**
- communications — **12 %**

### Methods

- coordinated campaigns — **25 %**

### Responsibilities

- staff supervision — **25 %**
- voter contact — **12 %**
- project oversight — **12 %**
- paid media execution — **12 %**
- platform implementation — **12 %**
- creative asset delivery — **12 %**
- community event facilitation — **12 %**
- candidate schedule management — **12 %**
- canvass coordination — **12 %**
- client communication — **12 %**
- budget maintenance — **12 %**
- campaign execution — **12 %**
- campaign leadership — **12 %**
- campaign plan execution — **12 %**
- campaign plan implementation — **12 %**
- campaign measurement — **12 %**
- campaign metric reporting — **12 %**
- electoral activity management — **12 %**
- event staffing — **12 %**
- media program management — **12 %**
- house party facilitation — **12 %**
- issue troubleshooting — **12 %**
- media coordination — **12 %**

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