As a Policy Manager, you will need to master following:

• corporate social responsibility
• organisational policies
• policy analysis

More generally, a policy manager is also versed in:

• advise on efficiency improvements
• business analysis
• develop company strategies
• ensure compliance with policies
• integrate strategic foundation in daily performance
• monitor company policy
• strategic planning

It also helps to know the following:

• European Structural and Investment Funds regulations
• SAS language
• accounting department processes
• advise on mining environmental issues
• airport environmental regulations
• analyse environmental data
• assess groundwater environmental impact
• business process modelling
• company policies
• coordinate airport environmental policies
• coordinate waste management procedures
• create advocacy material
• data mining
• data models
• deliver business research proposals
• design advocacy campaigns
• develop revenue generation strategies
• environmental threats
• financial department processes
• implement environmental action plans
• implement operational business plans
• interpret technical requirements
• legal department processes
• manage advocacy strategies
• manage import export licenses
• marketing department processes
• measure sustainability of tourism activities
• monitor compliance with licensing agreements
• operations department processes
• perform business research
• plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage
• plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas
• pollution legislation
• project management
• sales strategies
• update licenses
• wildlife projects
• advise on communication strategies
• advise on environmental remediation
• advise on financial matters
• advise on legal decisions
• advise on tax policy
• advise on waste management procedures
• align efforts towards business development
• analyse legal enforceability
• analyse legislation
• analyse production processes for improvement
• analyse scientific data
• analyse supply chain strategies
• analyse the context of an organisation
• apply strategic thinking
• banking activities
• business intelligence
• business management principles
• carry out environmental audits
• collaborate in company's daily operations
• communicate with banking professionals
• comply with legal regulations
• conduct field work
• contact scientists
• continuous improvement philosophies
• coordinate environmental efforts
• copyright legislation
• corporate law
• create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
• define organisational standards
• develop environmental policy
• develop environmental remediation strategies
• develop licensing agreements
• develop organisational policies
• disseminate internal communications
• draft tender documentation
• enforce financial policies
• engineering principles
• ensure compliance with company regulations
• ensure compliance with environmental legislation
• ensure compliance with legal requirements
• ensure products meet regulatory requirements
• environmental legislation
• environmental policy
• evaluate performance of organisational collaborators
• financial jurisdiction
• financial products
• follow the statutory obligations
• gather feedback from employees
• gather technical information
• government policy
• health and safety regulations
• human resources department processes
• identify legal requirements
• identify suppliers
• identify undetected organisational needs
• impart business plans to collaborators
• implement strategic management
• implement strategic planning
• imprint visionary aspirations into the business management
• improve business processes
• integrate headquarter's guidelines into local operations
• intellectual property law
• international trade
• interpret business information
• keep updated on innovations in various business fields
• law enforcement
• lead managers of company departments
• liaise with government officials
• liaise with managers
• liaise with politicians
• make strategic business decisions
• manage budgets
• manage business knowledge
• manage project metrics
• management department processes
• meet the requirements of legal bodies
• monitor customer behaviour
• organise business documents
• patents
• perform business analysis
• perform data analysis
• perform market research
• pollution prevention
• prepare licence agreements
• process commissioned instructions
• promote environmental awareness
• promote organisational communication
• provide feedback on job performance
• provide improvement strategies
• provide legal advice
• public health
• quality standards
• recommend product improvements
• report on environmental issues
• revise drafts made by managers
• risk management
• sales department processes
• statistical analysis system software
• statistics
• supervise advocacy work
• supply chain management
• support managers
• tax legislation
• track key performance indicators
• train employees
• use consulting techniques
• use different communication channels
• waste management