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community development officer

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Community development officers develop plans to improve quality of life in local communities. They investigate and assess the community's issues and needs, manage resources, and develop implementation strategies. They communicate with the community for investigation purposes, and to inform the community on development plans.

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Competences
34
Groups
4
Essential
15
Optional
19

Competences and skills

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Essential knowledge 2 competences

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budgetary principles

Principles of estimating and planning of forecasts for business activity, compile regular budget and reports.

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Cross-sector

1 competence
government policy implementation

The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.

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Essential skills and competences 13 competences

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Sector-specific

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identify sources on potential target communities for art

Identify relevant sources of information relating to a potential community you could work with.

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maintain relations with local representatives

Maintain good relations with representatives of the local scientific, economic and civil society.

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11 competences
analyse community needs

Identify and respond to specific social problems in a community, delineating the extent of the problem and outline the level of resources required to address it and identifying the existing community assets and resources that are available to address the problem.

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build community relations

Establish affectionate and long-lasting relationships with local communities, e.g. by organising special programms for kindergarden, schools and for dissabled and older people, raising awareness and receiving community appreciation in return.

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build trust

Express intentions and behaviour in a coherent and transparent manner, inviting reciprocity and establishing the grounds for a trusting and reliable connection between people and teams.

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carry out strategic research

Research long term possibilities for improvements and plan steps to achieve them.

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conduct public presentations

Speak in public and interact with those present. Prepare notices, plans, charts, and other information to support the presentation.

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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.

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liaise with local authorities

Maintain the liaison and exchange of information with regional or local authorities.

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manage budgets

Plan, monitor, report on the budget and prepare set production budgets.

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perform resource planning

Estimate the expected input in terms of time, human and financial resources necessary to achieve the project objectives.

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provide improvement strategies

Identify root causes of problems and submit proposals for effective and long-term solutions.

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work within communities

Establish social projects aimed at community development and active citizen participation.

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Optional knowledge 6 competences

Occupation specific

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Sector-specific

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rural development strategies

Practical approaches that are collectively used as responses to development needs in rural areas.

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Cross-sector

5 competences
geography

The scientific discipline that studies the land, phenomena, characteristics and inhabitants of Earth. This field seeks to understand the natural and man-made complexities of Earth. It explores the social, political, and economic characteristics of human societies as well as the morphological properties of the Earth.

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project management principles

Different elements and phases of project management.

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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.
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public finance

The economic influence of the government, and the workings of government revenue and expenditures.

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public housing legislation

The regulations and legislation concerning the construction, maintenance and allocation of public housing facilities.

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public law

The part of law which governs relationships between individuals and the government, and the relationships between individuals which concern society directly.

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Optional skills and competences 13 competences

Occupation specific

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ensure public safety and security

Implement the relevant procedures, strategies and use the proper equipment to promote local or national security activities for the protection of data, people, institutions, and property.

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study community as a target community

Employ appropriate research activities to find out about this specific community as potential/target market. Identify their specific needs, the dance style, roles and relationships and communication systems employed previously to cover these needs. Research the importance of values, policies or language that are relevant to communicating with them.

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Cross-sector

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advise on economic development

Advise organisations and institutions on the factors and steps they could take which would promote and ensure economic stability and growth.

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advise on legislative acts

Advise officials in a legislature on the propositioning of new bills and the consideration of items of legislation.

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conduct public surveys

Conduct the procedures of a public survey from the initial formulation and compilation of the questions, identifying the target audience, managing the survey method and operations, managing the processing of acquired data, and analysing the results.

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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.
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maintain relationships with government agencies

Establish and maintain cordial working relationships with peers in different governmental agencies.

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manage budgets

Plan, monitor, report on the budget and prepare set production budgets.

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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..

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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.

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perform public relations

Perform public relations (PR) by managing the spread of information between an individual or an organisation and the public.

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present reports

Display results, statistics and conclusions to an audience in a transparent and straightforward way.

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promote social awareness

Promote the understanding of dynamics of social relationships between individuals, groups, and communities. Promote the importance of human rights, and positive social interaction, and the inclusion of social awareness in education.

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