Competition Policy Officer Business & Administration Professionals
SaveWhat Does a Competition Policy Officer Do?
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.
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Where Do I Start?
Competition Law
The legal regulations that maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive behaviour of companies and organisations.
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Skills You Need to Become a Competition Policy Officer
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialCompetition Law knowledge
The legal regulations that maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive behaviour of companies and organisations.
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EssentialBusiness Processes knowledge
Processes which an organisation applies to improve efficiency, set new objectives and reach goals in a profitable and timely manner.
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EssentialBusiness Strategy Concepts knowledge
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.
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EssentialConsumer Law knowledge
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.
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EssentialGovernment Policy Implementation knowledge
The procedures related to the application of government policies at all levels of public administration.
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EssentialMarket Analysis knowledge
The field of market analysis and research and its particular research methods.
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EssentialAdvise On Legislative Acts skill
Advise officials in a legislature on the propositioning of new bills and the consideration of items of legislation.
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EssentialCreate Solutions To Problems skill
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 …
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EssentialLiaise With Local Authorities skill
Maintain the liaison and exchange of information with regional or local authorities.
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EssentialMaintain Relationships With Government Agencies skill
Establish and maintain cordial working relationships with peers in different governmental agencies.
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EssentialMaintain Relations With Local Representatives skill
Maintain good relations with representatives of the local scientific, economic and civil society.
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EssentialManage Government Policy Implementation skill
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 …
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EssentialDevelop Competition Policies skill
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 …
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EssentialInvestigate Competition Restrictions skill
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 …
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EssentialPromote Free Trade skill
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.
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Optional Skills (5 of 12 displayed)
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OptionalScientific Research Methodology knowledge
The theoretical methodology used in scientific research involving doing background research, constructing an hypothesis, testing it, analysing data and concluding the results.
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OptionalProject Management Principles knowledge
Different elements and phases of project management.
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OptionalCorporate Law knowledge
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.
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OptionalAdvise On Government Policy Compliance skill
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 …
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OptionalAnalyse Goal Progress skill
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 …
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OptionalCarry Out Strategic Research skill
Research long term possibilities for improvements and plan steps to achieve them.
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OptionalDevelop Professional Network skill
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 …
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OptionalEnsure Information Transparency skill
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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OptionalInspect Government Policy Compliance skill
Inspect public and private organisations to ensure proper implementation and compliance with government policies which apply to the organisation.
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OptionalPerform Market Research skill
Gather, assess and represent data about target market and customers in order to facilitate strategic development and feasibility studies. Identify market trends.
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OptionalPerform Project Management skill
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 …
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OptionalPresent Reports skill
Display results, statistics and conclusions to an audience in a transparent and straightforward way.
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