Career switch, measured
From Project Manager to Fundraising Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 70% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Project management, Leadership, Stakeholder management, Construction management; the main skills to add are Marketing, Research, Public relations, ERP systems.
70%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillProject ManagerFundraising Manager
- Project management76%32%
- Leadership58%72%
- Stakeholder management40%40%
- Construction management37%21%
- Budgeting61%30%
- Communication34%32%
- Microsoft Office35%19%
- Contract negotiation16%21%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Fundraising Manager postings, rarely in Project Manager ones.
SkillProject ManagerFundraising Manager
- Marketing10%21%
- Research7%19%
- Public relations–17%
- ERP systems–15%
- dbt–13%
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