Cultural centre director to cultural facilities manager
A cultural centre director already meets 69% of what the cultural facilities manager role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
43.3/ 100
1 How much of what a cultural facilities manager is expected to do is already part of a cultural centre director’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 cultural facilities manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A cultural facilities manager role treats 22 of its required skills as things a cultural centre director already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- approve reports for artistic project
- assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues
- corporate social responsibility
- create cultural venue learning strategies
- create cultural venue outreach policies
- cultural projects
What stands in the way is 1 required skill the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 43 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cultural facilities manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cultural centre director background worth leading with.
- already held create cultural venue learning strategies management skills
- already held develop cultural policies management skills
- already held create cultural venue outreach policies communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage cultural facility management skills
- already held assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues assisting and caring
- already held evaluate cultural venue programmes information skills
All 43 carried skills, including the 22 the cultural facilities manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 4 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.
- still to learn organise participation in local or international events required
- optional, not held assemble an artistic team optional
- optional, not held coordinate artistic production optional
- optional, not held coordinate rehearsals optional
- optional, not held direct an artistic team optional
- optional, not held manage artistic project optional
- optional, not held create production schedules optional
- optional, not held create project specifications optional
- optional, not held plan artistic production activities optional
- optional, not held plan resource allocation optional
- optional, not held coordinate with creative departments optional
- optional, not held cope with challenging demands optional
- optional, not held define artistic approach optional
- optional, not held define artistic vision optional
- optional, not held develop an artistic framework optional
- optional, not held organise an exhibition optional
- optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
- optional, not held provide project information on exhibitions optional
- optional, not held represent artistic production optional
- optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
- optional, not held draw up artistic production optional
- optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
- optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
- optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
- optional, not held estimate needs of artistic production optional
- optional, not held monitor artistic activities optional
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held facilities management in the organisation optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held accounting optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries a cultural facilities 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 · The rest of the record
All 43 skills that carry over
- already held approve reports for artistic project skill
- already held assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues skill
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held create cultural venue learning strategies skill
- already held create cultural venue outreach policies skill
- already held cultural projects knowledge
- already held develop cultural activities skill
- already held develop cultural policies skill
- already held establish daily priorities skill
- already held evaluate cultural venue programmes skill
- already held evaluate cultural venue visitor needs skill
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage cultural facility skill
- already held manage logistics skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held manage supplies skill
- already held organise cultural events skill
- already held promote cultural venue events skill
- already held promote inclusion skill
- already held supervise daily information operations skill
- already held work with cultural venue specialists skill
- already held apply strategic thinking skill
- already held budgetary principles knowledge
- already held build community relations skill
- already held coordinate community arts activities skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held develop promotional tools skill
- already held establish collaborative relations skill
- already held fix meetings skill
- already held liaise with cultural partners skill
- already held liaise with event sponsors skill
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
- already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- already held manage fundraising activities skill
- already held manage health and safety standards skill
- already held perform project management skill
- already held plan health and safety procedures skill
- already held project management principles knowledge
- already held represent the organisation skill
- already held set organisational policies skill
- already held strive for company growth skill
34 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assemble an artistic team optional
- optional, not held coordinate artistic production optional
- optional, not held coordinate rehearsals optional
- optional, not held coordinate with creative departments optional
- optional, not held cope with challenging demands optional
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held define artistic approach optional
- optional, not held define artistic vision optional
- optional, not held develop an artistic framework optional
- optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
- optional, not held direct an artistic team optional
- optional, not held draw up artistic production optional
- optional, not held facilities management in the organisation optional
- optional, not held manage artistic project optional
- optional, not held organise an exhibition optional
- optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held provide project information on exhibitions optional
- optional, not held represent artistic production optional
- optional, not held accounting optional
- optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
- optional, not held analyse external factors of companies optional
- optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
- optional, not held analyse internal factors of companies optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held create production schedules optional
- optional, not held create project specifications optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held estimate needs of artistic production optional
- optional, not held monitor artistic activities optional
- optional, not held perform resource planning optional
- optional, not held plan artistic production activities optional
- optional, not held plan resource allocation optional
7 held skills the cultural facilities manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess data collected to improve community arts programme skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
- not needed by the target role develop inclusive communication material skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate events skill
- not needed by the target role promote cultural venue in schools skill
- not needed by the target role supervise event staff skill
- not needed by the target role work within communities skill
4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held cost management optional
- optional, not held facilities management in the organisation optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held accounting optional
Common questions about this move
Can a cultural centre director become a cultural facilities manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A cultural centre director already covers 69% of what a cultural facilities manager is expected to do: 43 skills carry over, 22 of which the cultural facilities manager role treats as required.
What skills does a cultural centre director need to become a cultural facilities manager?
1 required skills are missing, plus 34 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is organise participation in local or international events.
How hard is the move from cultural centre director to cultural facilities manager?
Its learning distance is 43.3 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.