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Policy officer

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

Other denominations:
Health policy officer Policy advisor Policy analyst Policy coordinator Policy manager Policy researcher Strategy advisor Strategy manager

Policy officers research, analyse and develop policies in various public sectors, and shape and implement these policies to improve the existing regulation around the sector. They evaluate effects of existing policies and report findings to the government and members of the public. Policy officers work closely with partners, external organisations or other stakeholders and provide them with regular updates.

Tasks

(a) Liaising and consulting with programme administrators and other interested parties to identify policy needs;
(b) Reviewing existing policies and legislation to identify anomalies and out-of-date provisions;
(c) Researching social, economic and industrial trends, and client expectations of programmes and services provided;
(d) Formulating and analysing policy options, preparing briefing papers and recommendations for policy changes, and advising on preferred options;
(e) Assessing impacts, financial implications, interactions with other programmes and political and administrative feasibility of policies;
(f) Conducting threat and risk assessments and developing responses;
(g) Reviewing operations and programmes to ensure consistency with policies of the organization.

Knowledge

  • Management and administration
  • Law
  • Political sciences and civics
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Work skills

Digital competencies

  • Planning events and programmes
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Promoting products, services, or programs
  • Conducting academic or market research

Digital competencies

  • Analysing and evaluating information and data

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Working efficiently
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Mining and mineral processing plant operators

Well drillers and borers and related workers

Other occupations of the professional group

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

Well drillers and borers and related workers

1.265

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

51,95%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-11,23% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

75,35%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

13,35%

Part-time contracts

1,09% Turnover index

270

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

15%

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.

Stationary plant and machine operators

46%

54%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Stationary plant and machine operators

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

Mining and mineral processing plant operators

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?

Well drillers and borers and related workers

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
23%
Between 1 and 2 years
14%
Between 2 and 4 years
31%
Between 4 and 8 years
6%
More than 8 years
16%
Administrative and support service activities
33%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
18%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
12%
Education
9%
Information and communication
7%
Others
21%

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.