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Competences — tourism policy director

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e246eca2-2cec-45b4-ae76-aa1f37d07bc5).

Essential

  • assess an area as a tourism destination (skill/competence)
  • coordinate public-private partnerships in tourism (skill/competence)
  • deliver presentations on tourism (skill/competence)
  • develop tourism policies (skill/competence)
  • environmental impact of tourism (knowledge)
  • measure sustainability of tourism activities (skill/competence)
  • plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage (skill/competence)
  • plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas (skill/competence)
  • tourism market (knowledge)
  • tourist resources of a destination for further development (knowledge)

Optional

  • advise on foreign affairs policies (skill/competence)
  • analyse foreign affairs policies (skill/competence)
  • build a strategic marketing plan for destination management (skill/competence)
  • build international relations (skill/competence)
  • develop international cooperation strategies (skill/competence)
  • foreign affairs (knowledge)
  • foreign affairs policy development (knowledge)
  • geographical areas relevant to tourism (knowledge)
  • government policy implementation (knowledge)
  • manage distribution of destination promotional materials (skill/competence)
  • manage government policy implementation (skill/competence)
  • manage production of destination promotional materials (skill/competence)
  • marketing principles (knowledge)
  • perform public relations (skill/competence)
  • plan event marketing for promotional campaigns (skill/competence)
  • present reports (skill/competence)
  • report analysis results (skill/competence)
  • scientific research methodology (knowledge)
  • show intercultural awareness (skill/competence)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

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

Hard skills

  • economic development — 83 %
  • budgeting — 33 %
  • advocacy — 17 %
  • budget management — 17 %
  • business expansion — 17 %
  • business investment — 17 %
  • business recruitment — 17 %
  • business retention — 17 %
  • community wealth building — 17 %
  • data analysis — 17 %
  • fiscal oversight — 17 %
  • economic development strategy — 17 %
  • infrastructure coordination — 17 %
  • international trade — 17 %
  • investment promotion — 17 %
  • marketing strategy — 17 %
  • market analysis — 17 %
  • policy advisory — 17 %
  • policy development — 17 %
  • project delivery — 17 %
  • project management — 17 %
  • project pipeline management — 17 %
  • regeneration initiatives — 17 %
  • staff training — 17 %
  • strategic planning — 17 %
  • strategic program management — 17 %
  • strategy shaping — 17 %
  • tax base growth — 17 %
  • workforce readiness — 17 %

Methods

  • public-private partnerships — 33 %
  • site readiness — 17 %
  • strategic marketing — 17 %
  • regional economic development — 17 %
  • long-range planning — 17 %
  • prospect development — 17 %
  • business expansion programs — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • job creation — 33 %
  • investment attraction — 17 %
  • organizational leadership — 17 %
  • partnership development — 17 %
  • policy advising — 17 %
  • economic growth driving — 17 %
  • economic strategy leadership — 17 %
  • executive engagement — 17 %
  • global representation — 17 %
  • economic development program implementation — 17 %
  • business recruitment — 17 %
  • business engagement — 17 %
  • department administration — 17 %
  • department management — 17 %
  • development facilitation — 17 %
  • community engagement — 17 %
  • project reporting — 17 %
  • proposal analysis — 17 %
  • relationship building — 17 %
  • resource allocation — 17 %
  • rfp response — 17 %
  • project management — 17 %
  • project oversight — 17 %
  • policy oversight — 17 %
  • market trend analysis — 17 %
  • marketing oversight — 17 %
  • site assessment — 17 %
  • stakeholder communication — 17 %
  • stakeholder engagement — 17 %
  • strategic leadership — 17 %
  • team leadership — 17 %
  • trade promotion — 17 %
  • talent alignment — 17 %
  • strategy implementation — 17 %