Occupation Atlastourism policy director
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e246eca2-2cec-45b4-ae76-aa1f37d07bc5
tourism policy director
Tourism policy directors develop and implement policies to improve tourism to their region. They develop marketing plans to promote the region in foreign regions, and monitor the operation of the tourism industry. They conduct research to investigate how tourism policies could be improved and implemented and investigate the benefits of the tourism industry to the government.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
ECIEnterprising · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising5.52
- C Conventional4.62
- I Investigative4.60
- A Artistic2.56
- S Social2.47
- R Realistic1.08
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
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Typically associated skills
Essential (10)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- assess an area as a tourism destination
- coordinate public-private partnerships in tourism
- deliver presentations on tourism
- develop tourism policies
- environmental impact of tourism
- measure sustainability of tourism activities
- plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage
- plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas
- tourism market
- tourist resources of a destination for further development
Optional (20)
- advise on foreign affairs policies
- analyse foreign affairs policies
- build a strategic marketing plan for destination management
- build international relations
- develop international cooperation strategies
- foreign affairs
- foreign affairs policy development
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- government policy implementation
- manage distribution of destination promotional materials
- manage government policy implementation
- manage production of destination promotional materials
- marketing principles
- perform public relations
- plan event marketing for promotional campaigns
- present reports
- report analysis results
- scientific research methodology
- show intercultural awareness
- speak different languages
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
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environmental policy officer
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