RecordMove

Public funding advisor to business consultant

A public funding advisor already meets 19% of what the business consultant role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From public funding advisor

Distant match

To business consultant

7 You already bring

20 Still to learn

54 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

82.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a business consultant is expected to do is already part of a public funding advisor’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 business consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A business consultant role treats 7 of its required skills as things a public funding advisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on financial matters
analyse business requirements
analyse external factors of companies
analyse internal factors of companies
business analysis
business processes

What stands in the way is 20 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A business consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public funding advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform business analysis information skills
already held analyse external factors of companies information skills
already held business analysis business, administration and law
already held analyse internal factors of companies information skills
already held business processes business, administration and law
already held analyse business requirements information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the business consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 47 missing skills fall into 7 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.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 information skills 7 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn analyse business plans required
still to learn analyse business processes required
still to learn analyse financial performance of a company required
still to learn analyse the context of an organisation required
still to learn conduct qualitative research required
still to learn conduct quantitative research required
still to learn interpret financial statements required

optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held make data-driven decisions optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional
optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional

02 business, administration and law 5 required, 12 supplementary

still to learn consultation methods required
still to learn management consulting required
still to learn management systems standards required
still to learn operational research required
still to learn strategic planning required

optional, not held organisational learning optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional
optional, not held organisational policies optional
optional, not held business incubation optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held market entry strategies optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn advise on efficiency improvements required
still to learn advise on personnel management required
still to learn align efforts towards business development required
still to learn build business relationships required
still to learn liaise with managers required

optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held advise on communication strategies optional
optional, not held advise on sustainability solutions optional

04 management skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn apply change management required
still to learn identify undetected organisational needs required
still to learn make strategic business decisions required

optional, not held define organisational standards optional
optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
optional, not held implement a management system optional

05 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held business communication optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held trading software optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a business consultant 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on financial matters skill
already held analyse business requirements skill
already held analyse external factors of companies skill
already held analyse internal factors of companies skill
already held business analysis knowledge
already held business processes knowledge
already held perform business analysis skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held business analytics optional

27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held organisational learning optional
optional, not held business analytics optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held organisational policies optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held advise on communication strategies optional
optional, not held advise on environmental risk management systems optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held advise on sustainability solutions optional
optional, not held business communication optional
optional, not held business incubation optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held define organisational standards optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
optional, not held implement a management system optional
optional, not held make data-driven decisions optional
optional, not held market entry strategies optional
optional, not held quality standards optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional
optional, not held seek innovation in current practices optional

20 held skills the business consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply for government funding skill
not needed by the target role assess administrative burden skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role create a financial plan skill
not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role funding methods knowledge
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role inform on government funding skill
not needed by the target role issue official documents skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role manage government funding skill
not needed by the target role manage government-funded programmes skill
not needed by the target role microfinance knowledge
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role prepare government funding dossiers skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill

20 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 pick up Tier

still to learn consultation methods required
still to learn management consulting required
still to learn management systems standards required
still to learn operational research required
still to learn strategic planning required
optional, not held organisational learning optional
optional, not held business analytics optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional
optional, not held organisational policies optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held business communication optional
optional, not held business incubation optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held business law optional
optional, not held business strategy concepts optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held financial statements optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held market entry strategies optional
optional, not held quality standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from public funding advisor

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a public funding advisor become a business consultant?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A public funding advisor already covers 19% of what a business consultant is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 7 of which the business consultant role treats as required.

What skills does a public funding advisor need to become a business consultant?

20 required skills are missing, plus 27 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is consultation methods.

How hard is the move from public funding advisor to business consultant?

Its learning distance is 82.2 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.