Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Supply chain manager to fundraising manager

A supply chain manager already meets 35% of what the fundraising manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From supply chain manager
35 % overlap
Distant match
To fundraising manager
12 You already bring
14 Still to learn
44 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.4/ 100

1 How much of what a fundraising manager is expected to do is already part of a supply chain 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 fundraising manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A fundraising manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things a supply chain manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • analyse market financial trends
  • corporate social responsibility
  • develop professional network
  • follow company standards
  • liaise with managers
  • manage budgets

What stands in the way is 14 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 12 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 supply chain manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply for government funding information skills
  • already held strive for company growth management skills
  • already held analyse market financial trends information skills
  • already held follow company standards assisting and caring
  • already held corporate social responsibility business, administration and law
  • already held recruit employees management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the fundraising manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 4 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 management skills 5 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn coordinate events required
  • still to learn create a financial plan required
  • still to learn enforce financial policies required
  • still to learn fix meetings required
  • still to learn manage fundraising activities 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 government-funded programmes optional
  • optional, not held manage the handling of promotional materials optional
  • optional, not held plan health and safety procedures optional
02 business, administration and law 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn financial analysis required
  • still to learn financial management required
  • still to learn financial statements required
  • still to learn funding methods required
  • still to learn social media marketing techniques required
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held public relations optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn advise on financial matters required
  • still to learn develop promotional tools 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 inform on government funding optional
  • optional, not held use consulting techniques optional
  • optional, not held write charity grant proposals optional
04 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn analyse financial performance of a company required
  • optional, not held monitor charity's budget optional
  • optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
  • optional, not held execute feasibility study optional
  • optional, not held manage donor database optional
Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse market financial trends skill
  • already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held follow company standards skill
  • already held liaise with managers skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held perform project management skill
  • already held recruit employees skill
  • already held strive for company growth skill
  • already held apply for government funding skill
  • already held train employees skill
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • 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 execute feasibility study optional
  • optional, not held inform on government funding optional
  • optional, not held manage accounts optional
  • optional, not held manage donor database optional
  • optional, not held manage government-funded programmes 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 use consulting techniques optional
  • optional, not held write charity grant proposals optional
87 held skills the fundraising manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accurately estimate work hours skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse logistic changes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse logistic needs skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
  • not needed by the target role apply change management skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in planning production scheduling skill
  • not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
  • not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
  • not needed by the target role conflict management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
  • not needed by the target role control trade commercial documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
  • not needed by the target role direct logistical functions skill
  • not needed by the target role economics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate costs of required supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
  • not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role forecast dividend trends skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast future levels of business skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast production quantities skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast products' demand skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast sales over periods of time skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast workload skill
  • not needed by the target role geographical routes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge

47 further entries not listed here

7 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 financial analysis required
  • still to learn financial management required
  • still to learn financial statements required
  • still to learn funding methods required
  • still to learn social media marketing techniques required
  • optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
  • optional, not held public relations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from supply chain manager

Full index of moves from supply chain manager

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a supply chain manager become a fundraising manager?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A supply chain manager already covers 35% of what a fundraising manager is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 10 of which the fundraising manager role treats as required.

What skills does a supply chain manager need to become a fundraising manager?

14 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is advise on financial matters.

How hard is the move from supply chain manager to fundraising manager?

Its learning distance is 67.4 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.