Public funding advisor to fundraising manager
A public funding advisor already meets 19% of what the fundraising manager role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.
80.2/ 100
1 How much of what a fundraising manager 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 fundraising manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fundraising manager role treats 4 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
- create a financial plan
- financial analysis
- funding methods
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 · What you already bring
Of the 9 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 public funding advisor background worth leading with.
- already held inform on government funding communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage government-funded programmes management skills
- already held apply for government funding information skills
- already held use consulting techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held financial analysis business, administration and law
- already held execute feasibility study information skills
All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the fundraising manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 5 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 coordinate events required
- still to learn enforce financial policies required
- still to learn fix meetings required
- still to learn manage budgets required
- still to learn manage fundraising activities required
- still to learn manage staff required
- still to learn perform project management required
- still to learn recruit employees required
- still to learn 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 accounts optional
- optional, not held manage the handling of promotional materials optional
- optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
- still to learn develop professional network required
- still to learn develop promotional tools required
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- still to learn perform fundraising activities required
- optional, not held deliver a sales pitch optional
- optional, not held establish contact with potential donors optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held write charity grant proposals optional
- still to learn corporate social responsibility required
- still to learn financial management required
- still to learn financial statements required
- still to learn social media marketing techniques required
- optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held public relations optional
- still to learn analyse financial performance of a company required
- still to learn analyse market financial trends required
- optional, not held monitor charity's budget optional
- optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
- optional, not held manage donor database optional
- still to learn follow company standards required
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.
- 01 corporate social responsibility study this
- 02 analyse financial performance of a company practise this
- 03 analyse market financial trends 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 9 skills that carry over
- already held advise on financial matters skill
- already held create a financial plan skill
- already held financial analysis knowledge
- already held funding methods knowledge
- already held apply for government funding skill
- already held execute feasibility study skill
- already held inform on government funding skill
- already held manage government-funded programmes skill
- already held use consulting techniques skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held deliver a sales pitch optional
- optional, not held manage volunteers optional
- optional, not held monitor charity's budget 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 establish contact with potential donors optional
- optional, not held manage accounts optional
- optional, not held manage donor database optional
- optional, not held manage the handling of promotional materials 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 write charity grant proposals optional
18 held skills the fundraising manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
- not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies 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 analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role check official documents skill
- not needed by the target role identify clients' needs 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 microfinance knowledge
- not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
- not needed by the target role perform business analysis skill
- not needed by the target role prepare government funding dossiers skill
- not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
6 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 corporate social responsibility required
- still to learn financial management required
- still to learn financial statements required
- still to learn social media marketing techniques required
- optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held public relations optional
Common questions about this move
Can a public funding advisor become a fundraising manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A public funding advisor already covers 19% of what a fundraising manager is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 4 of which the fundraising manager role treats as required.
What skills does a public funding advisor need to become a fundraising manager?
20 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is corporate social responsibility.
How hard is the move from public funding advisor to fundraising manager?
Its learning distance is 80.2 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.