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

• maintain relations with local representatives
• policy analysis

More generally, a policy officer is also versed in:

• advise on legislative acts
• create solutions to problems
• government policy implementation
• liaise with local authorities
• maintain relationships with government agencies
• manage government policy implementation

It also helps to know the following:

• European Structural and Investment Funds regulations
• advocate a cause
• analyse irregular migration
• asylum systems
• attend parliament plenaries
• communications sector policies
• company policies
• conduct educational activities
• create cultural venue outreach policies
• cultural projects
• develop competition policies
• develop cultural policies
• develop immigration policies
• enable access to services
• energy sector policies
• establish relationship with the media
• evaluate cultural venue programmes
• foster dialogue in society
• international commercial transactions rules
• investigate competition restrictions
• liaise with cultural partners
• liaise with event sponsors
• manage cultural facility
• measure sustainability of tourism activities
• mining sector policies
• plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage
• plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas
• pollution legislation
• promote agricultural policies
• promote cultural venue events
• promote free trade
• promote human rights implementation
• promote inclusion in organisations
• state aid regulations
• tourism sector policies
• trade sector policies
• transportation sector policies
• work with cultural venue specialists
• procurement legislation
• advise on economic development
• advise on foreign affairs policies
• advise on government policy compliance
• agronomy
• analyse community needs
• analyse economic trends
• analyse education system
• analyse foreign affairs policies
• analyse goal progress
• analyse market financial trends
• apply conflict management
• assess risk factors
• build community relations
• build international relations
• business analysis
• business processes
• business strategy concepts
• carry out strategic research
• circular economy
• competition law
• conduct public presentations
• consumer law
• coordinate events
• corporate law
• develop agricultural policies
• develop cultural activities
• develop educational resources
• develop media strategy
• develop organisational policies
• develop professional network
• develop promotional tools
• draft tender documentation
• ecological principles
• ensure information transparency
• environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
• establish collaborative relations
• fix meetings
• foreign affairs
• immigration law
• inspect government policy compliance
• international law
• keep task records
• legislation in agriculture
• liaise with politicians
• manage government-funded programmes
• market analysis
• monitor company policy
• observe new developments in foreign countries
• oversee quality control
• perform market research
• perform project management
• perform resource planning
• politics
• pollution prevention
• prepare government funding dossiers
• present reports
• project management principles
• promote environmental awareness
• provide improvement strategies
• quality standards
• scientific research methodology
• show intercultural awareness
• social justice
• strategic planning
• supervise advocacy work
• work within communities