Art Market Lead, Cultural Property
| Posting date: | 29 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £39,365 to £48,608 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2025 |
| Location: | M2 3AW |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 403063/1 |
Summary
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.
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