Move manager to office manager
A move manager already meets 22% of what the office manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.1/ 100
1 How much of what an office manager is expected to do is already part of a move 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 office manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An office manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things a move manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cost management
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
- give instructions to staff
- manage staff
What stands in the way is 13 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An office manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a move manager background worth leading with.
- already held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement management skills
- already held financial capability business, administration and law
- already held give instructions to staff communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held cost management business, administration and law
- already held project management business, administration and law
- already held communicate with customers communication, collaboration and creativity
All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the office manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 29 missing skills fall into 9 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 manage office appliance requirements required
- still to learn identify process improvements required
- still to learn manage administrative systems required
- still to learn analyse staff capacity required
- still to learn perform clerical duties required
- still to learn use office systems required
- optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
- optional, not held manage accounts optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- still to learn implement corporate governance required
- still to learn manage needs for stationery items required
- still to learn use different communication channels required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn manage office facility systems required
- optional, not held use customer relationship management software optional
- still to learn video conferencing tool required
- still to learn office software required
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held tax legislation optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an office manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage office appliance requirements practise this
- 02 identify process improvements practise this
- 03 implement corporate governance 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held cost management knowledge
- already held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
- already held give instructions to staff skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held financial capability knowledge
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held project management knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held develop classification systems optional
- optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
- optional, not held prepare financial statements optional
- optional, not held revise drafts made by managers optional
- optional, not held trade union regulations optional
- optional, not held document sharing procedures optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop classification systems optional
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held assess employees' capability levels optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held document sharing procedures optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held maintain contract administration optional
- optional, not held manage accounts optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- optional, not held prepare financial statements optional
- optional, not held recruit employees optional
- optional, not held revise drafts made by managers optional
- optional, not held tax legislation optional
- optional, not held trade union regulations optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use customer relationship management software optional
27 held skills the office manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise clients on moving services skill
- not needed by the target role analyse requirements for moving goods skill
- not needed by the target role animal transport regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role animal transportation vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role budget for financial needs skill
- not needed by the target role consider constraints in maritime shipping skill
- not needed by the target role continuous improvement philosophies knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation skill
- not needed by the target role handle shipment paperwork skill
- not needed by the target role hazards associated with loading dangerous goods knowledge
- not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role leasing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with transportation companies skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with transportation services skill
- not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
- not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
- not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
- not needed by the target role manage the transportation of animals skill
- not needed by the target role obtain permits for use of public spaces skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role prepare resources for loading activities skill
- not needed by the target role prepare shipments in time skill
- not needed by the target role supervise loading of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role supervise unloading of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role transportation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role use communication devices skill
8 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 video conferencing tool required
- still to learn office software required
- optional, not held accounting techniques optional
- optional, not held contract law optional
- optional, not held document sharing procedures optional
- optional, not held labour legislation optional
- optional, not held tax legislation optional
- optional, not held trade union regulations optional
Other moves recorded from move manager
Common questions about this move
Can a move manager become an office manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A move manager already covers 22% of what an office manager is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 4 of which the office manager role treats as required.
What skills does a move manager need to become an office manager?
13 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is manage office appliance requirements.
How hard is the move from move manager to office manager?
Its learning distance is 75.1 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.