Sustainability manager to corporate social responsibility manager
A sustainability manager already meets 44% of what the corporate social responsibility manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
62.2/ 100
1 How much of what a corporate social responsibility manager is expected to do is already part of a sustainability 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 corporate social responsibility manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A corporate social responsibility manager role treats 13 of its required skills as things a sustainability manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on corporate social responsibility
- analyse business requirements
- conduct qualitative research
- conduct quantitative research
- corporate social responsibility
- corporate sustainability
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 · What you already bring
Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A corporate social responsibility manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sustainability manager background worth leading with.
- already held advise on corporate social responsibility communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held lead the sustainability reporting process information skills
- already held measure company's sustainability performance assisting and caring
- already held evaluate company needs information skills
- already held global standards for sustainability reporting business, administration and law
- already held monitor social impact information skills
All 19 carried skills, including the 13 the corporate social responsibility manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 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.
- still to learn promote human rights implementation required
- still to learn advise on government policy compliance required
- still to learn promote social awareness required
- still to learn promote sustainability required
- optional, not held integrate community outreach optional
- optional, not held liaise with cultural partners optional
- optional, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management optional
- optional, not held analyse community needs optional
- optional, not held build community relations optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- optional, not held liaise with government officials optional
- still to learn coordinate operational activities required
- still to learn define the corporate structure required
- still to learn develop company strategies required
- still to learn provide improvement strategies required
- optional, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage optional
- still to learn corporate law required
- still to learn strategic planning required
- optional, not held knowledge management optional
- optional, not held philanthropy optional
- optional, not held public relations optional
- still to learn follow company standards required
- still to learn promote inclusion required
- optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- still to learn data analytics required
- still to learn sustainable development goals required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a corporate social responsibility manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 promote human rights implementation practise this
- 02 advise on government policy compliance practise this
- 03 coordinate operational activities 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 19 skills that carry over
- already held advise on corporate social responsibility skill
- already held analyse business requirements skill
- already held conduct qualitative research skill
- already held conduct quantitative research skill
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held corporate sustainability knowledge
- already held evaluate company needs skill
- already held global standards for sustainability reporting knowledge
- already held lead the sustainability reporting process skill
- already held measure company's sustainability performance skill
- already held monitor social impact skill
- already held promote environmental awareness skill
- already held sustainable finance knowledge
- already held advise on public relations skill
- already held apply systemic design thinking skill
- already held circular economy knowledge
- already held communication principles knowledge
- already held environmental policy knowledge
- already held project management knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities optional
- optional, not held advise on risk management optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held integrate community outreach optional
- optional, not held knowledge management optional
- optional, not held liaise with cultural partners optional
- optional, not held measure sustainability of tourism activities optional
- optional, not held plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage optional
- optional, not held plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas optional
- optional, not held provide training in sustainable tourism development and management optional
- optional, not held advise on risk management optional
- optional, not held analyse community needs optional
- optional, not held build community relations optional
- optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
- optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
- optional, not held liaise with government officials optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held philanthropy optional
- optional, not held public relations optional
69 held skills the corporate social responsibility manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on carbon emissions reduction skill
- not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
- not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
- not needed by the target role advise on sustainable management policies skill
- not needed by the target role advise on waste management procedures skill
- not needed by the target role alternative energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role alternative fuels knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse environmental data skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
- not needed by the target role apply procedures and regulations for eco-labelling skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
- not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources skill
- not needed by the target role by-products knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out energy management of facilities skill
- not needed by the target role carry out training in environmental matters skill
- not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
- not needed by the target role climate change impact knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct energy audit skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on food waste prevention skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate environmental efforts skill
- not needed by the target role design indicators for food waste reduction skill
- not needed by the target role develop food waste reduction strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop hazardous waste management strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop recycling programs skill
- not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy market knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental management monitors knowledge
- not needed by the target role environmental management standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role forecast organisational risks skill
- not needed by the target role green automotive technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role green bonds knowledge
- not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
29 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.
- still to learn corporate law required
- still to learn data analytics required
- still to learn strategic planning required
- still to learn sustainable development goals required
- optional, not held knowledge management optional
- optional, not held philanthropy optional
- optional, not held public relations optional
Other moves recorded from sustainability manager
Common questions about this move
Can a sustainability manager become a corporate social responsibility manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A sustainability manager already covers 44% of what a corporate social responsibility manager is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 13 of which the corporate social responsibility manager role treats as required.
What skills does a sustainability manager need to become a corporate social responsibility manager?
14 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is promote human rights implementation.
How hard is the move from sustainability manager to corporate social responsibility manager?
Its learning distance is 62.2 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.