Event manager to outdoor activities coordinator
An event manager already meets 22% of what the outdoor activities coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
76.6/ 100
1 How much of what an outdoor activities coordinator is expected to do is already part of an event 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 outdoor activities coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An outdoor activities coordinator role treats 1 of its required skills as things an event manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- plan schedule
What stands in the way is 16 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An outdoor activities coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an event manager background worth leading with.
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality working with computers
- already held support community-based tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held ecotourism natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held educate on sustainable tourism communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences working with computers
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas communication, collaboration and creativity
All 12 carried skills, including the 1 the outdoor activities coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 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 assess risk in the outdoors required
- still to learn evaluate outdoor activities required
- still to learn implement risk management for outdoors required
- still to learn manage outdoor resources required
- still to learn manage visitor flows in natural protected areas required
- still to learn monitor use of outdoor equipment required
- still to learn research areas for outdoor activity required
- still to learn structure information required
- still to learn animate in the outdoors required
- still to learn communicate in an outdoor setting required
- still to learn give feedback on changing circumstances required
- still to learn monitor interventions in the outdoors required
- still to learn react acordingly to unexpected events outdoors required
- still to learn manage feedback required
- still to learn manage groups outdoors required
- optional, not held assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues optional
- still to learn empathise with outdoor groups required
- optional, not held coordinate community arts activities optional
- optional, not held skateboard optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an outdoor activities coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 animate in the outdoors practise this
- 02 assess risk in the outdoors practise this
- 03 communicate in an outdoor setting 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 12 skills that carry over
- already held plan schedule skill
- already held augmented reality knowledge
- already held ecotourism knowledge
- already held educate on sustainable tourism skill
- already held engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas skill
- already held improve customer traveling experiences with augmented reality skill
- already held manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage skill
- already held promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
- already held support community-based tourism skill
- already held support local tourism skill
- already held use e-tourism platforms skill
- already held virtual reality knowledge
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assemble health and safety resources in cultural venues optional
- optional, not held coordinate community arts activities optional
- optional, not held skateboard optional
28 held skills the outdoor activities coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role arrange event needs skill
- not needed by the target role confer with event staff skill
- not needed by the target role consult exhibition organisers skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the programmer's reflection process skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
- not needed by the target role determine event objectives skill
- not needed by the target role develop event topics skill
- not needed by the target role direct event administrative details skill
- not needed by the target role document safety actions skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate events skill
- not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect event facilities skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with event sponsors skill
- not needed by the target role maintain event records skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role monitor event activities skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate contracts with event providers skill
- not needed by the target role obtain event permits skill
- not needed by the target role organise event participants' registration skill
- not needed by the target role plan events skill
- not needed by the target role plan presence at professional events skill
- not needed by the target role review event bills skill
- not needed by the target role select event providers skill
- not needed by the target role solicit event publicity skill
- not needed by the target role supervise event staff skill
- not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill
- not needed by the target role work with respect for own safety skill
- not needed by the target role write risk assessment on performing arts production skill
1 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 skateboard optional
Other moves recorded from event manager
- event assistant 44% covered · substantial
- promoter 39% covered · substantial
- tourist animator 30% covered · substantial
- wedding planner 25% covered · substantial
- specialised outdoor animator 24% covered · substantial
- tour operator representative 23% covered · career change
- hospitality entertainment manager 23% covered · career change
- outdoor animator 23% covered · career change
Common questions about this move
Can an event manager become an outdoor activities coordinator?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An event manager already covers 22% of what an outdoor activities coordinator is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 1 of which the outdoor activities coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does an event manager need to become an outdoor activities coordinator?
16 required skills are missing, plus 3 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is animate in the outdoors.
How hard is the move from event manager to outdoor activities coordinator?
Its learning distance is 76.6 out of 100, which is the career change 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.