EU funds managertogrants administrator
A EU funds manager already meets 47% of what the grants administrator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.
47%
47.6/ 100
1 Share of the grants administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the EU funds 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.
Why this move works
A grants administrator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a EU funds manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- complete administration
- follow up the issued grants
- give out grants
- instruct grant recipient
- manage grant applications
What stands in the way is 3 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A grants administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a EU funds manager background worth leading with.
- already held follow up the issued grants management skills
- already held give out grants management skills
- already held instruct grant recipient communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held complete administration management skills
- already held manage grant applications information skills
- already held advise on eligibility of expenditures communication, collaboration and creativity
All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the grants administrator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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.
- required, not held advise on grants application required
- required, not held grant concessions required
- optional, not held conduct research interview optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- required, not held financial management required
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held study topics optional
- optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held manage database optional
- optional, not held check official documents optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held use microsoft office optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a grants administrator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on grants application skill · sector specific
- 02 grant concessions skill · sector specific
- 03 financial management knowledge · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held complete administration skill
- already held follow up the issued grants skill
- already held give out grants skill
- already held instruct grant recipient skill
- already held manage grant applications skill
- already held advise on eligibility of expenditures skill
- already held assess administrative burden skill
- already held comply with legal regulations skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held use communication techniques skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held study topics optional
- optional, not held check official documents optional
- optional, not held conduct research interview optional
- optional, not held ensure proper document management optional
- optional, not held keep task records optional
- optional, not held manage database optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
- optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held use microsoft office optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
45 held skills the grants administrator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role EU law knowledge
- not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
- not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
- not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out strategic research skill
- not needed by the target role community-led local development knowledge
- not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
- not needed by the target role decide on providing funds skill
- not needed by the target role develop interregional collaboration strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
- not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
- not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
- not needed by the target role indicators used in EU funds programme operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role inform on government funding skill
- not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role internal auditing knowledge
- not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
- not needed by the target role macro-regional strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
- not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
- not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
- not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes skill
- not needed by the target role manage project changes skill
- not needed by the target role manage project information skill
- not needed by the target role manage relationships with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role microfinance knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor policy proposals skill
- not needed by the target role national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform political negotiation skill
- not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
- not needed by the target role prepare audit activities skill
- not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
5 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.
- required, not held financial management required
- optional, not held budgetary principles optional
- optional, not held mathematics optional
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.