state aid regulations
The regulations, procedures and horizontal rules governing the provision of an advantage in any form conferred on a selective basis to undertakings by national public authorities.
Competition policy officers manage the development of regional and national competition policies and law, in order to regulate competition and competitive practices, to encourage open and transparent trade practices and to protect consumers and businesses.
Competences and skills
30 ESCO relationsEssential knowledge 7 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
1 competenceCross-sector
6 competencesbusiness processes
Processes which an organisation applies to improve efficiency, set new objectives and reach goals in a profitable and timely manner.
business strategy concepts
The terminology related to the design and implementation of major trends and aims which are taken by an organisation's executives, while keeping in mind its resources, competition and environments.
competition law
The legal regulations that maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive behaviour of companies and organisations.
consumer law
The area of law that regulates the relationship between consumer and businesses providing goods or services, including consumer protection and regulations on irregular business practices.
government policy implementation
The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.
market analysis
The field of market analysis and research and its particular research methods.
Essential skills and competences 9 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
4 competencesdevelop competition policies
Develop policies and programmes which regulate practices of free trade and competition between businesses and ban practices which impede free trade, by controlling firms attempting to dominate a market, monitoring operations of cartels, and supervising mergers and acquisitions of large firms.
investigate competition restrictions
Investigate practices and methodologies used by businesses or organisations which restrict free trade and competition, and which facilitate market dominance by a single firm, in order to identify the causes and come up with solutions to ban these practices.
maintain relations with local representatives
Maintain good relations with representatives of the local scientific, economic and civil society.
promote free trade
Develop strategies for the promotion of free trade, open competition between businesses for the development of economic growth, in order to gain support for free trade and competition regulation policies.
Cross-sector
5 competencesadvise on legislative acts
Advise officials in a legislature on the propositioning of new bills and the consideration of items of legislation.
create solutions to problems
Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.
liaise with local authorities
Maintain the liaison and exchange of information with regional or local authorities.
maintain relationships with government agencies
Establish and maintain cordial working relationships with peers in different governmental agencies.
manage government policy implementation
Manage the operations of the implementation of new government policies or changes in existing policies on a national or regional level as well as the staff involved in the implementation procedure..
Optional knowledge 5 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
2 competencesEuropean Structural and Investment Funds regulations
The regulations and secondary legislation and policy documents governing the European Structural and Investment Funds, including the set of common general provisions and the regulations applicable to the different funds. It includes knowledge of the related national legal acts.
policy analysis
Understanding of the basic tenets of policymaking in a specific sector, its implementation processes and its consequences.
Cross-sector
3 competencescorporate law
The legal rules that govern how corporate stakeholders (such as shareholders, employees, directors, consumers, etc) interact with one another, and the responsibilities corporations have to their stakeholders.
project management principles
Different elements and phases of project management.
- Scope note
- The different phases of project management include the development of the overall planning, planning of resources for projects, implementation, execution, performance control, project end and the evaluation of outcome.
scientific research methodology
The theoretical methodology used in scientific research involving doing background research, constructing an hypothesis, testing it, analysing data and concluding the results.
Optional skills and competences 9 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Cross-sector
9 competencesadvise on government policy compliance
Advise organisations on how they may improve their compliance to the applicable government policies they are required to adhere to, and the necessary steps which need to be taken in order to ensure complete compliance.
analyse goal progress
Analyse the steps which have been taken in order to reach the organisation's goals in order to assess the progress which has been made, the feasibility of the goals, and to ensure the goals can be met according to deadlines.
carry out strategic research
Research long term possibilities for improvements and plan steps to achieve them.
develop professional network
Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.
- Scope note
- This includes the development of social relationships with patients and customers.
ensure information transparency
Ensure that required or requested information is provided clearly and completely, in a manner which does not explicitly withhold information, to the public or requesting parties.
inspect government policy compliance
Inspect public and private organisations to ensure proper implementation and compliance to government policies which apply to the organisation.
perform market research
Gather, assess and represent data about target market and customers in order to facilitate strategic development and feasibility studies. Identify market trends.
perform project management
Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project's progress in order to achieve a specific goal within a set time and budget.
research
present reports
Display results, statistics and conclusions to an audience in a transparent and straightforward way.