Office manager to move manager
An office manager already meets 30% of what the move manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.8/ 100
1 How much of what a move manager is expected to do is already part of an office 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 move manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A move manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things an office manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- communicate with customers
- cost management
- financial capability
- give instructions to staff
- manage budgets
- manage staff
What stands in the way is 12 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. A move manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an office 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 7 the move manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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 inventory required
- still to learn manage logistics required
- still to learn perform project management required
- optional, not held consider constraints in maritime shipping optional
- optional, not held supervise loading of cargo optional
- optional, not held supervise unloading of cargo optional
- optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
- optional, not held prepare shipments in time optional
- still to learn advise clients on moving services required
- still to learn liaise with transportation services required
- still to learn liaise with transportation companies required
- still to learn transportation methods required
- still to learn health and safety measures in transportation required
- optional, not held animal transportation vehicles optional
- optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
- still to learn obtain permits for use of public spaces required
- still to learn maintain financial records required
- optional, not held handle shipment paperwork optional
- still to learn analyse requirements for moving goods required
- optional, not held manage the transportation of animals optional
- optional, not held prepare resources for loading activities optional
- still to learn use communication devices required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a move manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 obtain permits for use of public spaces practise this
- 02 advise clients on moving services practise this
- 03 analyse requirements for moving goods 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 communicate with customers skill
- already held cost management knowledge
- already held financial capability knowledge
- already held give instructions to staff skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held project management knowledge
- already held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held animal transport regulations optional
- optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
- optional, not held leasing process optional
- optional, not held ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held animal transport regulations optional
- optional, not held animal transportation vehicles optional
- optional, not held consider constraints in maritime shipping optional
- optional, not held ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation optional
- optional, not held handle shipment paperwork optional
- optional, not held manage the transportation of animals optional
- optional, not held prepare resources for loading activities optional
- optional, not held supervise loading of cargo optional
- optional, not held supervise unloading of cargo optional
- optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
- optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
- optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
- optional, not held leasing process optional
- optional, not held make time-critical decisions optional
- optional, not held prepare shipments in time optional
29 held skills the move manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse staff capacity skill
- not needed by the target role assess employees' capability levels skill
- not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop classification systems skill
- not needed by the target role document sharing procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
- not needed by the target role implement corporate governance skill
- not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
- not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
- not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage needs for stationery items skill
- not needed by the target role manage office appliance requirements skill
- not needed by the target role manage office facility systems skill
- not needed by the target role office software knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
- not needed by the target role prepare financial statements skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role revise drafts made by managers skill
- not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role trade union regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role use customer relationship management software skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use office systems skill
- not needed by the target role video conferencing tool knowledge
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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.
- still to learn transportation methods required
- still to learn health and safety measures in transportation required
- optional, not held animal transport regulations optional
- optional, not held animal transportation vehicles optional
- optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
- optional, not held hazards associated with loading dangerous goods optional
- optional, not held leasing process optional
Common questions about this move
Can an office manager become a move manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An office manager already covers 30% of what a move manager is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 7 of which the move manager role treats as required.
What skills does an office manager need to become a move manager?
12 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is obtain permits for use of public spaces.
How hard is the move from office manager to move manager?
Its learning distance is 70.8 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.