Table 1Transition record

fundraising assistanttoprogramme funding manager

A fundraising assistant already meets 21% of what the programme funding manager role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fundraising assistant

21%

Overlap1

To programme funding manager

4 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

62.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.8

This move: 62.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the programme funding 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A programme funding 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 monitor charity's budget information skills
already held funding methods business, administration and law
already held develop professional network communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage budgets management skills

All 4 carried skills, including the 1 the programme funding manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 3 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 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held apply strategic thinking required
required, not held lead a team required

optional, not held tolerate stress optional
optional, not held manage government funding optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held meet deadlines optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held find grants required

optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage grant applications required

optional, not held analyse business plans optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a programme funding 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held funding methods knowledge
already held develop professional network skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held monitor charity's budget skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held tolerate stress optional
optional, not held analyse business plans optional
optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held manage government funding optional
optional, not held manage government-funded programmes optional
optional, not held meet deadlines optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

17 held skills the programme funding manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role brief volunteers skill
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role deliver a sales pitch skill
not needed by the target role develop promotional tools skill
not needed by the target role establish contact with potential donors 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 accounts skill
not needed by the target role manage consumables stock skill
not needed by the target role manage donor database skill
not needed by the target role manage the handling of promotional materials 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 fundraising activities skill
not needed by the target role perform office routine activities skill
not needed by the target role support managers skill

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.