Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

fundraising assistanttofundraising manager

A fundraising assistant already meets 26% of what the fundraising manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fundraising assistant
26%
Overlap1
To fundraising manager
12 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
74.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 74.2

This move: 74.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the fundraising manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fundraising assistant 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fundraising manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fundraising assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held establish contact with potential donors communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage donor database information skills
  • already held monitor charity's budget information skills
  • already held perform fundraising activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage the handling of promotional materials management skills
  • already held develop promotional tools communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the fundraising manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 management skills 8 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held create a financial plan required
  • required, not held enforce financial policies required
  • required, not held fix meetings required
  • required, not held manage fundraising activities required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • required, not held perform project management required
  • required, not held recruit employees required
  • required, not held strive for company growth required
  • optional, not held manage volunteers optional
  • optional, not held coordinate advertising campaigns optional
  • optional, not held develop public relations strategies optional
  • optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
02 business, administration and law 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held corporate social responsibility required
  • required, not held financial analysis required
  • required, not held financial management required
  • required, not held financial statements required
  • required, not held social media marketing techniques required
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held public relations optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on financial matters required
  • required, not held liaise with managers required
  • optional, not held inform on government funding optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
  • optional, not held write charity grant proposals optional
04 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse financial performance of a company required
  • required, not held analyse market financial trends required
  • optional, not held apply for government funding optional
  • optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
  • optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow company standards required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fundraising 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held coordinate events skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held develop promotional tools skill
  • already held funding methods knowledge
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held perform fundraising activities skill
  • already held deliver a sales pitch skill
  • already held establish contact with potential donors skill
  • already held manage accounts skill
  • already held manage donor database skill
  • already held manage the handling of promotional materials skill
  • already held monitor charity's budget skill
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage volunteers optional
  • optional, not held apply for government funding optional
  • optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held coordinate advertising campaigns optional
  • optional, not held develop public relations strategies optional
  • optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
  • optional, not held inform on government funding optional
  • optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held public relations optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
  • optional, not held write charity grant proposals optional
9 held skills the fundraising manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role brief volunteers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain event records skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage consumables stock skill
  • not needed by the target role manage website skill
  • not needed by the target role perform business research skill
  • not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
  • not needed by the target role perform office routine activities skill
  • not needed by the target role support managers skill
7 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 corporate social responsibility required
  • required, not held financial analysis required
  • required, not held financial management required
  • required, not held financial statements required
  • required, not held social media marketing techniques required
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held public relations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fundraising assistant

Full index of moves from fundraising assistant

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.