Research Director
The Client
Our
client is the nation’s leading cultural, fine arts and digital art advisory body.
They aim to improve the funding available to artists, the accessibility
of art and events to all Australians and ensure the effective allocation of
resources within the sector. They
develop valuable relationships between their stakeholders by blending analytical
thinking, deep experience and robust evidence.
The Role
This role plays a key role
in leading the development and implementation of a consolidated research and
evaluation strategy and practice that informs the arts sector in the continuous
development of excellence in advocacy, innovation and artistic vibrancy. This will involve developing knowledge
management, Strategic and Operational Plans and building and supporting an
internal and external community of researchers to enhance research capacity.
The Requirements
Whilst you are comfortable reviewing and improving systems,
you will also show ambition and be both personable and adaptable and have a
keen interest in both evaluation and research strategies. An understanding and appreciation of research
with a Fine Arts context is desirable but not a requirement. To be considered for this role, you must also
be able to demonstrate:
- Successful
leadership and a minimum of 6 years’ senior management experience
in an analytical capacity within a government, semi-government agency, professional
academic (eg.
arts, cultural, public policy, government) or
market research agency environment
- Relevant
degree qualifications coupled with postgraduate research training or
equivalent work experience
- Demonstrated experience influencing outcomes
within a government setting
- Strong primary and secondary market research
skills and integrating information from various sources
- Extensive
experience in research policy and administration resulting in effective
delivery of integrated goals
- Highly
developed written and oral communication skills and demonstrated ability
to clearly communicate complex issues to a broad range of stakeholders
- Demonstrated
commitment to quality in research and communication of research outcomes.
Please note that this role is open to Australian residents only
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