Table 1Transition record

cultural centre directortocultural policy officer

A cultural centre director already meets 60% of what the cultural policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cultural centre director

60%

Overlap1

To cultural policy officer

23 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

41.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41.6

This move: 41.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the cultural policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cultural centre director 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cultural policy officer 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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 evaluate cultural venue programmes information skills
already held coordinate community arts activities management skills
already held approve reports for artistic project information skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 9 the cultural policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held establish relationship with the media required
required, not held advise on legislative acts required
required, not held create solutions to problems required

optional, not held advocate a cause optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional

02 management skills 3 required

required, not held develop media strategy required
required, not held manage government policy implementation required
required, not held provide improvement strategies required

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

required, not held government policy implementation required

optional, not held policy analysis optional

04 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held perform resource planning optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cultural policy officer 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held approve reports for artistic project skill
already held build community relations skill
already held cultural projects knowledge
already held develop cultural policies skill
already held establish collaborative relations skill
already held liaise with cultural partners 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 coordinate community arts activities skill
already held coordinate events skill
already held create cultural venue outreach policies skill
already held develop cultural activities skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held develop promotional tools skill
already held evaluate cultural venue programmes skill
already held fix meetings skill
already held liaise with event sponsors skill
already held manage cultural facility skill
already held perform project management skill
already held project management principles knowledge
already held promote cultural venue events skill
already held work with cultural venue specialists skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held advocate a cause optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held perform resource planning optional

27 held skills the cultural policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues skill
not needed by the target role assess data collected to improve community arts programme skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role create cultural venue learning strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop inclusive communication material skill
not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
not needed by the target role evaluate cultural venue visitor needs skill
not needed by the target role evaluate events skill
not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
not needed by the target role organise cultural events skill
not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
not needed by the target role promote cultural venue in schools skill
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
not needed by the target role supervise daily information operations skill
not needed by the target role supervise event staff skill
not needed by the target role work within communities skill

3 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 government policy implementation required
optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cultural centre director

Full index of moves from cultural centre director

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.