# Competences — EU funds manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1c85eee2-a8ca-4750-a889-10a3e6c17b80).

## Essential

- **advise on eligibility of expenditures** (skill/competence)
- **analyse community needs** (skill/competence)
- **assess administrative burden** (skill/competence)
- **community-led local development** (knowledge)
- **comply with legal regulations** (skill/competence)
- **decide on providing funds** (skill/competence)
- **develop interregional collaboration strategies** (skill/competence)
- **develop strategy to solve problems** (skill/competence)
- **EU law** (knowledge)
- **European Structural and Investment Funds regulations** (knowledge)
- **follow up the issued grants** (skill/competence)
- **fraud detection** (knowledge)
- **government policy** (knowledge)
- **government policy implementation** (knowledge)
- **implement strategic planning** (skill/competence)
- **indicators used in EU funds programme operations** (knowledge)
- **leadership principles** (knowledge)
- **liaise with government officials** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with local authorities** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with politicians** (skill/competence)
- **macro-regional strategy** (knowledge)
- **maintain relationships with government agencies** (skill/competence)
- **manage contracts** (skill/competence)
- **manage government policy implementation** (skill/competence)
- **manage government-funded programmes** (skill/competence)
- **manage project information** (skill/competence)
- **manage relationships with stakeholders** (skill/competence)
- **monitor policy proposals** (skill/competence)
- **perform resource planning** (skill/competence)
- **procurement legislation** (knowledge)
- **project management principles** (knowledge)
- **state aid regulations** (knowledge)
- **urban planning** (knowledge)
- **urban planning law** (knowledge)
- **use communication techniques** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- analyse economic trends (skill/competence)
- audit contractors (skill/competence)
- audit techniques (knowledge)
- carry out strategic research (skill/competence)
- complete administration (skill/competence)
- cost management (knowledge)
- give out grants (skill/competence)
- inform on government funding (skill/competence)
- inspect government policy compliance (skill/competence)
- instruct grant recipient (skill/competence)
- internal auditing (knowledge)
- manage budgets (skill/competence)
- manage grant applications (skill/competence)
- manage project changes (skill/competence)
- microfinance (knowledge)
- national generally accepted accounting principles (knowledge)
- perform political negotiation (skill/competence)
- prepare audit activities (skill/competence)
- risk management (knowledge)
- socio-economic trends in your sector (knowledge)