Table 1Transition record

archivisttocultural archive manager

A archivist already meets 15% of what the cultural archive manager role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From archivist

15%

Overlap1

To cultural archive manager

5 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

82.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82.4

This move: 82.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the cultural archive manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the archivist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cultural archive manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a archivist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held collection management social sciences, journalism and information
already held study a collection information skills
already held manage digital archives information skills
already held conservation techniques arts and humanities
already held manage budgets management skills

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the cultural archive manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 management skills 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise on loans of art work for exhibitions required
required, not held create collection conservation plan required
required, not held manage staff required
required, not held perform clerical duties required
required, not held supervise work required

optional, not held identify process improvements optional
optional, not held coordinate operational activities optional

02 information skills 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held monitor museum environment required
required, not held document museum collection required
required, not held implement risk management for works of art required
required, not held monitor artistic activities required

optional, not held manage archive optional
optional, not held assess museum object condition optional
optional, not held compile detailed collection inventory optional
optional, not held evaluate art quality optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held cope with challenging demands required
required, not held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition required

optional, not held present exhibition optional
optional, not held provide project information on exhibitions optional
optional, not held coach employees optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held art collections required

optional, not held art history optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held project management required

optional, not held budgetary principles optional

06 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held supervise artefact movement required

optional, not held handle artworks optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cultural archive manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held collection management knowledge
already held conservation techniques knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage digital archives skill
already held study a collection skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held museum databases required

optional, not held collection management software optional

08 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held establish high standards of collections care required

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage archive optional
optional, not held art history optional
optional, not held assess museum object condition optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held collection management software optional
optional, not held compile detailed collection inventory optional
optional, not held evaluate art quality optional
optional, not held handle artworks optional
optional, not held identify process improvements optional
optional, not held present exhibition optional
optional, not held provide project information on exhibitions optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held coordinate operational activities optional

22 held skills the cultural archive manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role aid archive users with their enquiries skill
not needed by the target role appraise historical documents skill
not needed by the target role contextualise records collection skill
not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
not needed by the target role create semantic trees skill
not needed by the target role develop classification systems skill
not needed by the target role digital curation knowledge
not needed by the target role digitise documents skill
not needed by the target role digitization knowledge
not needed by the target role facilitate access to information skill
not needed by the target role manage archive users guidelines skill
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
not needed by the target role manage human resources skill
not needed by the target role manage information access aids skill
not needed by the target role perform customer management skill
not needed by the target role perform records management skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role store archival documents skill
not needed by the target role use databases skill
not needed by the target role use software for data preservation skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held art collections required
required, not held museum databases required
required, not held project management required
optional, not held art history optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held collection management software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from archivist

Full index of moves from archivist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.