artistic directortobotanist
A artistic director already meets 41% of what the botanist role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
41%
63.2/ 100
1 Share of the botanist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the artistic director 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.
Why this move works
A botanist role treats 11 of its required skills as things a artistic director already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- corporate social responsibility
- establish daily priorities
- follow company standards
- liaise with local authorities
- manage budgets
- manage logistics
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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A botanist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a artistic director background worth leading with.
- already held supervise daily information operations management skills
- already held establish daily priorities management skills
- already held manage logistics management skills
- already held represent the organisation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held set organisational policies management skills
- already held manage supplies management skills
All 11 carried skills, including the 11 the botanist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 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.
- required, not held botany required
- required, not held variety of botanicals required
- required, not held biology required
- required, not held characteristics of plants required
- required, not held ecology required
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
- required, not held develop recreation programmes required
- required, not held manage recreational facility required
- required, not held schedule recreation facilities required
- required, not held advise on acquisitions required
- required, not held promote recreation activities required
- optional, not held educate people about nature optional
- optional, not held educate the public about wildlife optional
- required, not held collect biological data required
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- optional, not held employ habitat survey techniques optional
- required, not held monitor grounds maintenance required
- required, not held recreation activities required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a botanist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on acquisitions skill · sector specific
- 02 botany knowledge · sector specific
- 03 develop recreation programmes skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 11 skills that carry over
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held establish daily priorities skill
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held liaise with local authorities skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage logistics skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held manage supplies skill
- already held represent the organisation skill
- already held set organisational policies skill
- already held supervise daily information operations skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- required, not held evolution of economic forecasts required
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- optional, not held educate people about nature optional
- optional, not held employ habitat survey techniques optional
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held educate the public about wildlife optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
38 held skills the botanist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advertise an art collection skill
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role approve reports for artistic project skill
- not needed by the target role art history knowledge
- not needed by the target role art-historical values knowledge
- not needed by the target role contribute to the programmer's reflection process skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role cope with challenging demands skill
- not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
- not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic vision skill
- not needed by the target role describe artistic experience skill
- not needed by the target role determine context to present the work skill
- not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role direct an artistic team skill
- not needed by the target role find a replacement for stage manager skill
- not needed by the target role help the programmer define an artistic vision skill
- not needed by the target role identify artistic niche skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with cultural partners skill
- not needed by the target role monitor artistic activities skill
- not needed by the target role museum databases knowledge
- not needed by the target role organise an exhibition skill
- not needed by the target role organise cultural events skill
- not needed by the target role participate in artistic mediation activities skill
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role plan resource allocation skill
- not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
- not needed by the target role promote cultural venue events skill
- not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
- not needed by the target role provide project information on exhibitions skill
- not needed by the target role represent artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role represent company in exhibitions skill
- not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
- not needed by the target role use intuition in booking projects skill
- not needed by the target role work with cultural venue specialists skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held botany required
- required, not held variety of botanicals required
- required, not held biology required
- required, not held characteristics of plants required
- required, not held ecology required
- required, not held evolution of economic forecasts required
- required, not held recreation activities required
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
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.