Consultant (Culture-Cultivating Inclusive and Sustainable AI Policy for the Creative Sector CULTURAI)

The consultant will undertake a comparative review of AI governance frameworks across seven jurisdictions and contribute to cross-cutting tasks supporting CULTURAI’s evidence base and policy outputs. The role involves research, coordination with consortium partners, and contributing to policy recommendations for inclusive and ethical AI governance in the cultural and creative sectors.

Responsibilities

• Conduct desk-based research and structured analysis of AI governance frameworks across seven jurisdictions: the EU, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, Brazil, and South Africa.
• Map national AI laws, regulatory strategies, and policy frameworks relevant to cultural and creative industries and GLAM institutions.
• Assess how each jurisdiction addresses transversal policy values including AI ethics, intellectual property management, labour rights and skills development, cultural diversity and inclusion, data governance, and access to AI tools for smaller creative organisations.
• Identify mitigation strategies for data scarcity, algorithmic bias, and fragmentation, and examine alternative platform structures to counter cultural gatekeeping concentration.
• Produce structured AI policy and initiatives profiles for each jurisdiction covering legislation, regulations, guidelines, standards, ethical frameworks, scope, objectives, regulatory instruments, and enforcement mechanisms.
• Coordinate input from partner institutions responsible for specific geographic areas.
• Contribute technical advice to the pan-European Survey on the Impact of AI, including inputs on cultural policy measurement, AI policy and regulation, and cross-national comparative research methodologies.
• Attend regular online meetings with consortium partners and UNESCO project team.
• Accompany UNESCO project team in relevant consortium meetings and working group sessions.
• Submit progress reports summarising activities and outputs according to schedule.
• Contribute to internal project reviews and provide timely inputs to project reporting cycles.

Requirements

• Degree in international law, public policy, political science, digital governance or related fields.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience in comparative policy analysis or regulatory research, preferably in the fields of AI, digital governance, or culture.
• Proven track record of producing high-quality research reports, policy briefs, or academic publications.
• At least two years of relevant work experience in project management and implementation.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills in comparative law and policy research methodologies.
• Solid understanding of AI governance frameworks and the regulatory landscape for AI at EU and international levels.
• Familiarity with cultural and creative industries policy, intellectual property rights, and cultural diversity frameworks (e.g. UNESCO 2005 Convention and the 2021 Recommendation on the Ethics of AI).
• Ability to synthesise large volumes of legal and policy text across multiple languages and jurisdictions.
• Excellent knowledge (spoken and written) of English.
• Degree or equivalent expertise in AI policy, cultural law, or comparative governance (desired).
• Experience conducting policy research on AI and the creative or cultural sector, including audiovisual, GLAM, or digital heritage contexts (desired).
• Familiarity with EU research and innovation funding frameworks, including Horizon Europe project delivery requirements (desired).
• Knowledge of the policy landscape in one or more of the focus jurisdictions beyond the EU: United States, United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, Brazil, or South Africa (desired).
• Experience with UN agencies or international organizations (desired).
• Working knowledge of French or Spanish (desired).

Skills

• International Law
• Public Policy
• Political Science
• Digital Governance
• Comparative Policy Analysis
• Regulatory Research
• AI Governance
• Policy Research
• Project Management
• Research Report Writing
• Policy Brief Writing
• Academic Publishing
• Comparative Law
• Policy Research Methodologies
• Cultural and Creative Industries Policy
• Intellectual Property Law
• Cultural Diversity Frameworks
• Legal Text Synthesis
• Policy Text Synthesis
• EU Research Funding
• Horizon Europe Project Delivery

Languages

English