Research, Learning & Evidence Lead

YVAN has developed a programme of support with and for artists, ‘Beyond The Obvious’, comprising:

• Micro-grants including peer crits
• Sector snap-shots artist-led commissions & publications
• Nourish outreach & consultation events at regional & sub-regional levels.

With a network of research-collaborators, YVAN is restructuring to facilitate programmes ‘co-produced’ with the artist-led sector that facilitate new knowledge & narrative.

THE ROLE

To establish a research framework with research questions & priority objectives relevant to the artist & artist-led sector. Through robust relationships with HEI sector and evidence collection from YVAN’s programmes, this post will ensure that learning, knowledge & narrative produced is valued and impactful on artists & artist-led networks, to inform & shape practice, make visible the contribution of the artist (& arts institutional sector) to wider society, & produce data to feed into policy development through CVAN network.

Aims/outcomes:

• Consolidate YVAN’s credentials, partnerships & knowledge base in research&evidence areas
• Produce data & narrative that informs individual& group artistic practice
• Produce data to advocate for visual arts sector and affect policy development
• Increase status & visibility of artist practitioner sector through research findings
• Establish novel forms of research & development ‘environments’ for co-produced research questions that include academics, artists&non-arts stakeholders
• Ensure YVAN team, Board & stakeholders are aware of artists’ needs & can advocate effectively for sector

Requirements:

• Working knowledge of research & learning infrastructure for visual arts in the Greater North.
• Minimum 5 years experience working strategically, overseeing & delivering impactful research programmes with arts & HEI sectors, ability to produce well-written evidenced reports with recommendations for strategic impact on wider visual arts&museums sectors.

Full list of requirements in Job Description, downloadable from: http://www.yvan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/YVAN-RLE-Lead-JD.pdf

For an informal conversation, please contact Sue Ball, executive director, through jobs@yvan.org.uk