# Competences — humanitarian advisor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3fa31588-2e4d-49c3-b839-4b615cc62742).

## Essential

- **advise on humanitarian aid** (skill/competence)
- **develop professional network** (skill/competence)
- **identify emerging issues in humanitarian area** (skill/competence)
- **manage humanitarian aid** (skill/competence)
- **own management skills** (skill/competence)
- **tolerate stress** (skill/competence)
- **use communication techniques** (skill/competence)
- **work in crises areas** (skill/competence)
- **write work-related reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- evaluate humanitarian programme proposals (skill/competence)
- financial management (knowledge)
- international law (knowledge)
- maintain relations with local representatives (skill/competence)
- maintain relationships with government agencies (skill/competence)
- observe confidentiality (skill/competence)
- show intercultural awareness (skill/competence)
- train employees (skill/competence)
- work in an international environment (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 16 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

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

### Hard skills

- capacity building — **31 %**
- monitoring and evaluation — **31 %**
- operational coordination — **19 %**
- operational planning — **19 %**
- stakeholder engagement — **19 %**
- training development — **19 %**
- capacity strengthening — **19 %**
- curriculum development — **19 %**
- disaster management — **19 %**
- emergency response — **19 %**
- humanitarian assistance — **19 %**
- exercise planning — **19 %**
- lesson learned analysis — **19 %**

### Methods

- humanitarian assistance response training (HART) — **19 %**
- humanitarian standards — **19 %**
- cross-functional initiatives — **19 %**
- tabletop exercises — **19 %**
- multinational engagements — **19 %**

### Responsibilities

- operational coordination — **19 %**
- briefing material creation — **19 %**
- training delivery — **19 %**
- relationship building — **19 %**
- data analysis — **19 %**
- engagement support — **19 %**
- exercise execution — **19 %**
- knowledge management — **19 %**
- handbook development — **19 %**

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