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manage relationships with stakeholders

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Create and maintain solid internal and external relations with stakeholders at operational level based on mutual trust and credibility in order to achieve organisational goals. Ensure organisational strategies incorporate strong stakeholder management and identify and prioritise strategic stakeholder relationships.

manage relationships with stakeholders — create and maintain solid internal and external relations with stakeholders at operational level based on mutual trust and credibility in order to achieve organisational goals. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 65.48/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 5 occupations in our catalogue, including Public relations specialists, mobility services manager, procurement department manager, and public procurement specialist.

Category: skills › collaborating and liaising SCI: 65.48/100 Also known as: establish relationships with stakeholders, maintain relationships with stakeholders, manage relationships with external stakeholders, enhance stakeholder relationships, manage relationships with internal stakeholders

Occupations that require manage relationships with stakeholders

Showing top 5 of 5 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

Public relations specialists 👥 55,000 · 🤖 6.1/10
mobility services manager · 🤖 5.0/10
procurement department manager · 🤖 5.0/10
public procurement specialist · 🤖 5.0/10
Regulatory Affairs Managers · 🤖 6.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is manage relationships with stakeholders?

Create and maintain solid internal and external relations with stakeholders at operational level based on mutual trust and credibility in order to achieve organisational goals. Ensure organisational strategies incorporate strong stakeholder management and identify and prioritise strategic stakeholder relationships.

What category of skill is manage relationships with stakeholders?

ESCO classifies manage relationships with stakeholders under the skills category, specifically in the collaborating and liaising subcategory.

Is manage relationships with stakeholders an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 65.48/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require manage relationships with stakeholders?

In our catalogue, 5 occupations list manage relationships with stakeholders as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include Public relations specialists, mobility services manager, procurement department manager, public procurement specialist, Regulatory Affairs Managers.

How transferable is manage relationships with stakeholders between industries?

ESCO tags manage relationships with stakeholders as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is manage relationships with stakeholders the same as establish relationships with stakeholders?

Yes — manage relationships with stakeholders is also known as establish relationships with stakeholders, maintain relationships with stakeholders, manage relationships with external stakeholders, enhance stakeholder relationships, or manage relationships with internal stakeholders. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn manage relationships with stakeholders?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands manage relationships with stakeholders and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.