# Competences — police commissioner

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2ae275fe-4f11-4a38-9e95-d466d74b42a3).

## Essential

- **advise on risk management** (skill/competence)
- **apply health and safety standards** (skill/competence)
- **criminology** (knowledge)
- **develop investigation strategy** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with policies** (skill/competence)
- **ensure information security** (skill/competence)
- **ensure law application** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate employees** (skill/competence)
- **form operational strategies for law enforcement** (skill/competence)
- **investigation research methods** (knowledge)
- **law enforcement** (knowledge)
- **maintain operational communications** (skill/competence)
- **manage budgets** (skill/competence)
- **manage security clearance** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **set organisational policies** (skill/competence)
- **undertake inspections** (skill/competence)
- **write work-related reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply first response (skill/competence)
- conduct public presentations (skill/competence)
- conduct research interview (skill/competence)
- coordinate patrols (skill/competence)
- criminal law (knowledge)
- ensure compliance with types of weapons (skill/competence)
- first response (knowledge)
- handle case evidence (skill/competence)
- instruct public (skill/competence)
- investigate forgery cases (skill/competence)
- lead police investigations (skill/competence)
- perform drug investigations (skill/competence)
- recruit employees (skill/competence)
- train employees (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 5 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

### Hard skills

- business change management — **20 %**
- counter-terrorism operations — **20 %**
- crime prevention — **20 %**
- criminal procedure law compliance — **20 %**
- executive administration — **20 %**
- external agency liaison — **20 %**
- internal operations management — **20 %**
- investigative experience — **20 %**
- law enforcement operations — **20 %**
- leadership — **20 %**
- penal law compliance — **20 %**
- police department administration — **20 %**
- police force leadership — **20 %**
- risk assessment — **20 %**
- security program development — **20 %**
- strategic planning — **20 %**

### Responsibilities

- supervision of internal operations — **20 %**
- transit system security — **20 %**
- policy enforcement — **20 %**
- management — **20 %**
- organizational guidance — **20 %**
- infrastructure protection — **20 %**
- interagency contact — **20 %**
- interagency coordination — **20 %**
- culture fostering — **20 %**
- department planning — **20 %**
- community policing — **20 %**
- administration — **20 %**
- application review — **20 %**

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