# Competences — agricultural policy officer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/98f17395-0f8c-4f51-9072-cb8f66fd6044).

## Essential

- **advise on legislative acts** (skill/competence)
- **agronomy** (knowledge)
- **create solutions to problems** (skill/competence)
- **develop agricultural policies** (skill/competence)
- **ecological principles** (knowledge)
- **environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry** (knowledge)
- **government policy implementation** (knowledge)
- **legislation in agriculture** (knowledge)
- **liaise with local authorities** (skill/competence)
- **maintain relations with local representatives** (skill/competence)
- **maintain relationships with government agencies** (skill/competence)
- **manage government policy implementation** (skill/competence)
- **promote agricultural policies** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on government policy compliance (skill/competence)
- agroecology (knowledge)
- carry out strategic research (skill/competence)
- conduct educational activities (skill/competence)
- conduct public presentations (skill/competence)
- develop educational resources (skill/competence)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- European Structural and Investment Funds regulations (knowledge)
- keep task records (skill/competence)
- manage government-funded programmes (skill/competence)
- oversee quality control (skill/competence)
- policy analysis (knowledge)
- pollution legislation (knowledge)
- pollution prevention (knowledge)
- prepare government funding dossiers (skill/competence)
- present reports (skill/competence)
- project management principles (knowledge)
- promote environmental awareness (skill/competence)
- quality standards (knowledge)
- scientific research methodology (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 59 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

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

### Hard skills

- data analysis — **32 %**
- agronomy — **25 %**

### Responsibilities

- relationship building — **19 %**

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