Art Market Lead, Cultural Property

Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established government department seeks an Art Market Lead to advocate for the UK art market. This role involves engaging with various stakeholders, promoting the art ecosystem, and developing policies to support growth in the sector. The successful candidate will work closely with the Cultural Property team, addressing challenges and opportunities within the art market. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on cultural policy and the future of the UK's art market, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about arts and culture.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of UK art market and cultural policies.
• Ability to analyze complex policy issues and make effective decisions.

Responsibilities

• Promote the UK art market ecosystem and engage with stakeholders.
• Research and develop evidence on the art market's size and impact.

Skills

Policy Analysis

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Research Skills

Understanding of Art Market

Education

Degree in Arts or Cultural Studies

Relevant Professional Experience

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We have one of the most interesting, unique and varied policy portfolios in government. From Anglo-Saxon treasures and ancient artefacts to contemporary masterpieces, the Cultural Property team in DCMS deals with important, historic and iconic objects everyday. We tell our national story by unlocking the power of the country’s cultural property.

The Cultural Property team oversees the UK’s national and international cultural property policies, including statutory functions to enable our museums and galleries to acquire and exhibit cultural property for public benefit, our response to the illicit trade in cultural property and to claims for the restitution of cultural property in UK museums. We also have responsibility for the government’s relations with the UK art market.

This is a brand new role, leading work across government and external stakeholders in the UK and abroad to advocate for the art market and its potential as a driver for opportunity and growth. As the second biggest market in the world after the US and a world-renowned centre of expertise, the UK faces significant opportunities and challenges.

Cultural Property is part of the wider Museums and Cultural Property (MCP) team in the DCMS Culture and Creative Industries (CCI) directorate, reporting to Gemma Brough, Deputy Director of MCP, and Hannah Malik, Director of CCI. There are currently 9 people in the Cultural Property team.

We are looking for an SEO policy adviser to join the Cultural Property team in a newly created post to strengthen DCMS’s sponsorship of the UK art market.

The successful candidate will:

• Articulate and promote the UK art market ecosystem including: education, grassroots practitioners, artists and dealers, museums, international art fairs and specialist service and logistic providers.
• Develop areas of the UK art market that support key government missions e.g. on growth and the Industrial Strategy, as well as manifesto commitments such as creative education and Art for Everyone.
• Research and build foundational understanding of the sector, working with analysts to develop the evidence base on its size and impact.
• Understand the role of the art market in delivery of the cultural property statutory functions.
• Develop a deep understanding of current live issues impacting the art market, such as anti money laundering measures, trade, and strengthening the pipeline of talent which is crucial for the sector.
• Identify key drivers of change in the future such as the impact of AI and changing geopolitical landscape.
• Engage proactively with relevant DCMS teams and external sector representatives, identifying new stakeholders across the art world ecosystem.
• Act as Secretary to the Cross Government Working Group on the UK Art Market, which brings together officials from across Government twice a year to shape policy affecting the UK art market.

Person specification

• Seeing the big picture: You are able to pick up complex policy issues quickly, understanding the strategic drivers for policy and identifying links with other policy areas and emerging issues and trends.
• Making effective decisions: You use and analyse information from a variety of sources to develop policies and create confidence in your decisions and recommendations.
• Working together: You have strong interpersonal skills, a flexible approach and a proven ability to work with a range of colleagues and stakeholders, including at senior levels.
• Communicating and influencing: You have excellent written and oral communication skills and communicate professionally and effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge and experience of working in or with the UK art market

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Gaynor Stannard, Head of Cultural Property Domestic Policy and will take place online on:

• 11am Thursday 1 May 2025

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.

Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form by 11.55 pm on 30 April and you will be sent an invitation. Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to [e-mail]

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