British Council job opportunity | Director Arts Indonesia

The British Council is recruiting a Director Arts Indonesia, based in Jakarta. Deadline for applications 12 August.

Purpose of job:

To provide strategic and operational leadership for arts and creative industries work in Indonesia by:

Designing and delivering the first stage of an Indonesia country focus that delivers a step change in the level of cultural collaboration between Indonesia and the UK, contributing to global arts outcomes and regional priorities

Developing an arts team in Indonesia with the knowledge and skills to continue this work effectively following role closure

Developing and pass on to local arts team a network of professional contacts in the arts and creative economy in Indonesia

Context:

The Indonesia Arts team works on an extensive programme in the Creative Industries, following the signing of a bilateral MOU in the Creative Industries in 2012 and the selection of Indonesia as a British Council CI focus country. The team is currently preparing for a stronger programme across main art form areas to create a more balanced and mutual cultural relation offer and to advance the Indonesian arts scene and infrastructure. A research initiative on gaps, needs and opportunities was recently commissioned to embark on a large scale national engagement plan for the arts.

Our basis for this wider engagement will be a four year focus on the arts in Indonesia, which aims to permanently increase the level of cultural relations between the countries through the arts. This will include: