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Policy manager

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Advocacy coordinator Business ethicist Compliance coordinator Compliance director Environmental policy manager Ethics manager Policy advocacy coordinator Policy advocacy manager Policy coordinator Policy manager Sustainability manager Technical services manager

Policy managers are responsible for managing the development of policy programs and ensuring that the strategic objectives of the organization are met. They oversee the production of policy positions, as well as the organization's campaign and advocacy work in fields such as environmental, ethics, quality, transparency, and sustainability.

Tasks

Tasks include –
(a) Developing, implementing and monitoring strategic plans, programmes, policies, processes, systems and procedures to achieve goals, objectives and work standards;
(b) Developing, directing, administering and participating in policy research and analysis;
(c) Coordinating the implementation of policies and practices;
(d) Establishing activity measures and measurements of accountability;
(e) Planning and directing daily operations;
(f) Leading and managing the activities of policy development and strategic planning staff;
(g) Overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff;
(h) Consulting with senior management and with managers of other departments;
(i) Representing the enterprise or organization in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums.

Knowledge

  • Management and administration
  • Law
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Finance, banking and insurance

Digital competencies

  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Analysing business operations
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients
  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Developing operational policies and procedures

Digital competencies

  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Leading others
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Supporting others
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn

Professional groups of the occupation

Managers

Administrative and commercial managers

Business services and administration managers

Policy and planning managers

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Higher education
  • Political Science and Administration Bachelor
  • Management and public administration Bachelor
  • Business administration and management Bachelor
  • Environmental Sciences Bachelor
  • Business Studies Bachelor
Vocational training
  • Promoting gender equality HVET
Certificates of professionalism
  • Promotion for the effective equality of women and men CP3

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Policy and planning managers

821

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

65,63%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

10,35% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

92,94%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

6,58%

Part-time contracts

1,03% Turnover index

254

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

14%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Administrative and commercial managers

54%

46%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Administrative and commercial managers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Business services and administration managers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Policy and planning managers

No experience
4%
Less than 1 year
40%
Between 1 and 2 years
5%
Between 2 and 4 years
18%
Between 4 and 8 years
13%
More than 8 years
20%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
41%
Administrative and support service activities
16%
Information and communication
10%
Manufacturing
8%
Human health and social work activities
5%
Others
20%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.