Table 1Transition record

research managertocollection manager

A research manager already meets 24% of what the collection manager role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From research manager

24%

Overlap1

To collection manager

7 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

75.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 75.6

This move: 75.6 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the collection manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the research 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A collection manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a research manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide project information on exhibitions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition communication, collaboration and creativity
already held cope with challenging demands communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks working with computers
already held interact with an audience communication, collaboration and creativity
already held present exhibition communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the collection manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 information skills 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess museum object condition required
required, not held compile detailed collection inventory required
required, not held monitor museum environment required
required, not held document museum collection required
required, not held implement risk management for works of art required

optional, not held evaluate art quality optional

02 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held collection management software required
required, not held museum databases required
required, not held digitization required

optional, not held museology optional

03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise on loans of art work for exhibitions required
required, not held create collection conservation plan required

optional, not held arrange interlibrary loans optional
optional, not held coordinate operational activities optional

04 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held art history required
required, not held conservation techniques required

optional, not held art-historical values optional

05 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held handle artworks required
required, not held supervise artefact movement required

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held establish high standards of collections care required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a collection 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held cope with challenging demands skill
already held interact with an audience skill
already held provide project information on exhibitions skill
already held respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition skill
already held use ICT resources to solve work related tasks skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held present exhibition skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held contribute to specialised publications optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held train employees optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held contribute to specialised publications optional
optional, not held museology optional
optional, not held arrange interlibrary loans optional
optional, not held art-historical values optional
optional, not held evaluate art quality optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held coordinate operational activities optional
optional, not held train employees optional

27 held skills the collection manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role computational chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
not needed by the target role direct an artistic team skill
not needed by the target role discuss research proposals skill
not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
not needed by the target role image recognition knowledge
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with cultural partners skill
not needed by the target role manage research and development projects skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role research design knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role study a collection skill
not needed by the target role study topics skill
not needed by the target role urban sustainability knowledge
not needed by the target role work independently on exhibitions skill

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 acquire Tier

required, not held art history required
required, not held collection management software required
required, not held conservation techniques required
required, not held museum databases required
required, not held digitization required
optional, not held museology optional
optional, not held art-historical values optional

Index

Other moves recorded from research manager

Full index of moves from research 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.