Cultural facilities manager to cultural policy officer
A cultural facilities manager already meets 65% of what the cultural policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
37.6/ 100
1 How much of what a cultural policy officer is expected to do is already part of a cultural facilities manager’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 policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A cultural policy officer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a cultural facilities manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- approve reports for artistic project
- build community relations
- create solutions to problems
- cultural projects
- develop cultural policies
- establish collaborative relations
What stands in the way is 6 required skills 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 24 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 facilities manager background worth leading with.
- 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 24 carried skills, including the 10 the cultural policy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 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.
- still to learn develop media strategy required
- still to learn manage government policy implementation required
- still to learn provide improvement strategies required
- optional, not held coordinate events optional
- still to learn establish relationship with the media required
- still to learn advise on legislative acts required
- optional, not held advocate a cause optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- still to learn government policy implementation required
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held study community as a target community optional
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.
- 01 establish relationship with the media practise this
- 02 advise on legislative acts practise this
- 03 develop media strategy practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 24 skills that carry over
- already held approve reports for artistic project skill
- already held build community relations skill
- already held create solutions to problems 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 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 perform resource planning 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
- 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 coordinate events optional
54 held skills the cultural policy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
- not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
- not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
- not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role assemble an artistic team skill
- not needed by the target role assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues skill
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate with creative departments skill
- not needed by the target role cope with challenging demands skill
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role create cultural venue learning strategies skill
- not needed by the target role create production schedules skill
- not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic vision skill
- not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
- not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
- not needed by the target role direct an artistic team skill
- not needed by the target role draw up artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role establish daily priorities skill
- not needed by the target role estimate needs of artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate cultural venue visitor needs skill
- not needed by the target role facilities management in the organisation knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
- not needed by the target role manage artistic project 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 monitor artistic activities skill
- not needed by the target role organise an exhibition skill
14 further entries not listed here
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn government policy implementation required
- optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
- optional, not held policy analysis optional
Other moves recorded from cultural facilities manager
Common questions about this move
Can a cultural facilities manager become a cultural policy officer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A cultural facilities manager already covers 65% of what a cultural policy officer is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 10 of which the cultural policy officer role treats as required.
What skills does a cultural facilities manager need to become a cultural policy officer?
6 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is establish relationship with the media.
How hard is the move from cultural facilities manager to cultural policy officer?
Its learning distance is 37.6 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.