Table 1Transition record

cultural archive managertoresearch manager

A cultural archive manager already meets 32% of what the research manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cultural archive manager

32%

Overlap1

To research manager

8 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

66.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.1

This move: 66.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the research manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cultural archive manager 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A research manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cultural archive manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held study a collection information skills
already held provide project information on exhibitions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition communication, collaboration and creativity
already held cope with challenging demands communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present exhibition communication, collaboration and creativity
already held project management business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the research manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 10 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 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held study topics required
required, not held estimate duration of work required
required, not held perform scientific research required
required, not held report analysis results required

optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional

02 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held work independently on exhibitions required
required, not held discuss research proposals required
required, not held manage research and development projects required

optional, not held direct an artistic team optional
optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

03 generic programmes and qualifications 2 required

required, not held multidisciplinary research required
required, not held research design required

04 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 5 supplementary

optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
optional, not held physics optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held liaise with cultural partners optional
optional, not held interact with an audience optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a research 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held cope with challenging demands skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held project management knowledge
already held provide project information on exhibitions skill
already held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition skill
already held study a collection skill
already held present exhibition skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held project management principles optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held urban sustainability optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held image recognition optional

10 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held direct an artistic team optional
optional, not held liaise with cultural partners optional
optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held conduct qualitative research optional
optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held image recognition optional
optional, not held interact with an audience optional
optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

26 held skills the research manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on loans of art work for exhibitions skill
not needed by the target role art collections knowledge
not needed by the target role art history knowledge
not needed by the target role assess museum object condition skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role collection management knowledge
not needed by the target role collection management software knowledge
not needed by the target role compile detailed collection inventory skill
not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
not needed by the target role create collection conservation plan skill
not needed by the target role document museum collection skill
not needed by the target role establish high standards of collections care skill
not needed by the target role evaluate art quality skill
not needed by the target role handle artworks skill
not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
not needed by the target role implement risk management for works of art skill
not needed by the target role manage archive skill
not needed by the target role manage digital archives skill
not needed by the target role monitor artistic activities skill
not needed by the target role monitor museum environment skill
not needed by the target role museum databases knowledge
not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
not needed by the target role supervise artefact movement skill
not needed by the target role supervise work skill

11 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 multidisciplinary research required
required, not held research design required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held computational chemistry optional
optional, not held urban sustainability optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held image recognition optional
optional, not held laboratory techniques optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cultural archive manager

Full index of moves from cultural archive manager

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.