# Competences — programme manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c94f3565-d987-431f-a46b-6f4e018e0bd7).

## Essential

- **assess financial viability** (skill/competence)
- **corporate social responsibility** (knowledge)
- **ensure equipment availability** (skill/competence)
- **ensure equipment maintenance** (skill/competence)
- **establish daily priorities** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate project plans** (skill/competence)
- **follow company standards** (skill/competence)
- **identify legal requirements** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with managers** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage logistics** (skill/competence)
- **manage project information** (skill/competence)
- **manage project metrics** (skill/competence)
- **manage several projects** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **manage supplies** (skill/competence)
- **perform resource planning** (skill/competence)
- **perform risk analysis** (skill/competence)
- **plan schedule** (skill/competence)
- **program management** (knowledge)
- **project management** (knowledge)
- **provide cost benefit analysis reports** (skill/competence)
- **supervise daily information operations** (skill/competence)
- **utilise economies of scale in projects** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on efficiency improvements (skill/competence)
- align efforts towards business development (skill/competence)
- analyse external factors of companies (skill/competence)
- analyse financial performance of a company (skill/competence)
- analyse internal factors of companies (skill/competence)
- budget for financial needs (skill/competence)
- control financial resources (skill/competence)
- develop revenue generation strategies (skill/competence)
- estimate profitability (skill/competence)
- impart business plans to collaborators (skill/competence)
- implement corporate governance (skill/competence)
- integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations (skill/competence)
- interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
- make investment decisions (skill/competence)
- make strategic business decisions (skill/competence)
- manage profitability (skill/competence)
- plan health and safety procedures (skill/competence)
- project management methodology (PM²) (knowledge)
- shape organisational teams based on competencies (skill/competence)
- strive for company growth (skill/competence)
- support managers (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 44 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

### Hard skills

- risk management — **43 %**
- program management — **27 %**
- stakeholder management — **23 %**
- programme management — **20 %**
- project management — **20 %**
- stakeholder engagement — **20 %**
- budget management — **20 %**
- data analysis — **20 %**
- project planning — **18 %**

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