RecordMove

Business consultant to public funding advisor

A business consultant already meets 36% of what the public funding advisor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From business consultant

Distant match

To public funding advisor

7 You already bring

5 Still to learn

27 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a public funding advisor is expected to do is already part of a business consultant’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the public funding advisor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A public funding advisor role treats 5 of its required skills as things a business consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on financial matters
analyse business requirements
business analysis
business processes
perform business analysis

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A public funding advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform business analysis information skills
already held business analysis business, administration and law
already held analyse external factors of companies information skills
already held analyse internal factors of companies information skills
already held business processes business, administration and law
already held analyse business requirements information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the public funding advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required

still to learn identify clients' needs required
still to learn inform on government funding required
still to learn use consulting techniques required

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn funding methods required

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held microfinance optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held financial analysis optional

03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn manage government funding required

optional, not held create a financial plan optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional

04 information skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional

05 assisting and caring 4 supplementary

optional, not held check official documents optional
optional, not held issue official documents optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a public funding advisor 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on financial matters skill
already held analyse business requirements skill
already held business analysis knowledge
already held business processes knowledge
already held perform business analysis skill
already held analyse external factors of companies skill
already held analyse internal factors of companies skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held assess administrative burden optional
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held microfinance optional
optional, not held apply for government funding optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held check official documents optional
optional, not held create a financial plan optional
optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
optional, not held financial analysis optional
optional, not held issue official documents optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held prepare government funding dossiers optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

47 held skills the public funding advisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
not needed by the target role advise on personnel management skill
not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
not needed by the target role apply change management skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role business analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
not needed by the target role business incubation knowledge
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role business law knowledge
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role define organisational standards skill
not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
not needed by the target role identify processes for re-engineering skill
not needed by the target role identify undetected organisational needs skill
not needed by the target role implement a management system skill
not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role make data-driven decisions skill
not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
not needed by the target role management consulting knowledge
not needed by the target role management systems standards knowledge
not needed by the target role market entry strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role operational research knowledge

7 further entries not listed here

5 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 pick up Tier

still to learn funding methods required
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held microfinance optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held financial analysis optional

Index

Other moves recorded from business consultant

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a business consultant become a public funding advisor?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A business consultant already covers 36% of what a public funding advisor is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the public funding advisor role treats as required.

What skills does a business consultant need to become a public funding advisor?

5 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is funding methods.

How hard is the move from business consultant to public funding advisor?

Its learning distance is 57.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.