Election agent

Also searched as: Director de campaña electoral

Code 2432.2

What does a Election agent do?

Election agents manage a political candidate's campaign and oversee the operations of elections to ensure accuracy. They develop strategies to support candidates and persuade the public to vote for the candidate they represent. They conduct research to gauge which image and ideas would be most advantageous for the candidate to present to the public in order to secure the most votes.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • political campaigning
  • election law

Skills and competences

  • liaise with politicians
  • analyse election procedures
  • monitor elections
  • perform public relations
  • communicate with media
  • monitor political campaigns

Transversal competences

  • advise politicians on electoral procedures
  • advise on public relations

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences