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2.1 KiB

Competences — public affairs consultant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9e285322-2cfa-430f-9b66-41be57d698e2).

Essential

  • advise on conflict management (skill/competence)
  • advise on legislative acts (skill/competence)
  • apply diplomatic principles (skill/competence)
  • diplomatic principles (knowledge)
  • government policy implementation (knowledge)
  • influence legislators (skill/competence)
  • legislation procedure (knowledge)
  • maintain relationships with government agencies (skill/competence)
  • manage government policy implementation (skill/competence)
  • manage relationships with stakeholders (skill/competence)
  • perform political negotiation (skill/competence)
  • protect client interests (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on public image (skill/competence)
  • advise on public relations (skill/competence)
  • assess risk factors (skill/competence)
  • build international relations (skill/competence)
  • conduct public surveys (skill/competence)
  • establish collaborative relations (skill/competence)
  • European political studies (knowledge)
  • facilitate official agreement (skill/competence)
  • government representation (knowledge)
  • legal research (knowledge)
  • legal terminology (knowledge)
  • liaise with politicians (skill/competence)
  • media and information literacy (knowledge)
  • moderate in negotiations (skill/competence)
  • monitor political conflicts (skill/competence)
  • perform public relations (skill/competence)
  • political science (knowledge)
  • present arguments persuasively (skill/competence)
  • rhetoric (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 29 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

Hard skills

  • strategic communications — 34 %
  • media relations — 28 %
  • project management — 21 %
  • research — 21 %
  • stakeholder engagement — 21 %
  • content creation — 21 %
  • writing — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • stakeholder engagement — 17 %