Table 1Transition record

volunteer managertosocial entrepreneur

A volunteer manager already meets 19% of what the social entrepreneur role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.

From volunteer manager

19%

Overlap1

To social entrepreneur

8 Skills carried over

21 Required, not held

82 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82

This move: 82 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the social entrepreneur role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the volunteer manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social entrepreneur role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a volunteer manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create social alliances communication, collaboration and creativity
already held monitor social impact information skills
already held advocate for others communication, collaboration and creativity
already held data analytics information and communication technologies (icts)
already held digital marketing techniques business, administration and law
already held data protection information and communication technologies (icts)

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the social entrepreneur role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 7 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held impact investing required
required, not held results-based management required
required, not held social entrepreneurship required
required, not held crowdfunding required
required, not held design thinking required
required, not held participatory decision-making required
required, not held philanthropy required

optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held social media marketing techniques optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held deliver a sales pitch required
required, not held conduct public presentations required
required, not held develop professional network required
required, not held promote organisational communication required

optional, not held represent special-interest groups' members optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
optional, not held conclude business agreements optional
optional, not held influence public policies optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional

03 management skills 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held apply business acumen required
required, not held assume responsibility for the management of a business required
required, not held control financial resources required
required, not held manage budgets required

optional, not held develop business plans optional
optional, not held oversee development of software optional
optional, not held create a crowdfunding campaign optional
optional, not held manage a team optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held manage financial risk required
required, not held perform business analysis required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required

required, not held social alliances required
required, not held social innovation required

06 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held prepare visual data required

optional, not held digital communication and collaboration optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social entrepreneur 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advocate for others skill
already held create social alliances skill
already held manage fundraising activities skill
already held monitor social impact skill
already held perform project management skill
already held data analytics knowledge
already held data protection knowledge
already held digital marketing techniques knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held assess environmental impact required

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held represent special-interest groups' members optional
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held develop business plans optional
optional, not held digital communication and collaboration optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held oversee development of software optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
optional, not held conclude business agreements optional
optional, not held create a crowdfunding campaign optional
optional, not held influence public policies optional
optional, not held manage a team optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
optional, not held promote environmental awareness optional
optional, not held social media marketing techniques optional

36 held skills the social entrepreneur role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
not needed by the target role animate in the outdoors skill
not needed by the target role brief volunteers skill
not needed by the target role capacity building knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with elderly groups skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role evaluate social work program's impact skill
not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
not needed by the target role humanitarian aid knowledge
not needed by the target role identify sources on potential target communities for art skill
not needed by the target role labour law knowledge
not needed by the target role lead a team skill
not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain contract administration skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety skill
not needed by the target role manage online volunteers skill
not needed by the target role manage volunteering programmes skill
not needed by the target role manage volunteers skill
not needed by the target role monitor charity's budget skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role plan youth programmes skill
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role promote social change skill
not needed by the target role recruit personnel skill
not needed by the target role relate empathetically skill
not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
not needed by the target role study community as a target community skill
not needed by the target role sustainable development goals knowledge
not needed by the target role train volunteers skill
not needed by the target role types of digital badges knowledge
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role validation of learning acquired through volunteering knowledge
not needed by the target role work within communities skill

11 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 acquire Tier

required, not held impact investing required
required, not held results-based management required
required, not held social alliances required
required, not held social entrepreneurship required
required, not held social innovation required
required, not held crowdfunding required
required, not held design thinking required
required, not held participatory decision-making required
required, not held philanthropy required
optional, not held corporate social responsibility optional
optional, not held social media marketing techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from volunteer manager

Full index of moves from volunteer manager

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.