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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)

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 %