community development officer

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.

The most in-demand skills for this role include project management principles, government policy implementation, health, safety and hygiene legislation, liaise with local authorities, liaise with sports organisations, establish collaborative relations. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives community development officer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.