Overview
Figurative is an independent charity dedicated to impact, investment and innovation in the cultural and creative sector. We bring together deep expertise through Arts & Culture Finance (formerly part of Nesta) and New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture to unlock new and innovative ways of funding and supporting the UK’s arts ecosystem.
Figurative manages three investment portfolios that have supported over 60 organisations and raised more than £30 million in investment capital over the last decade.
We believe arts and culture have the power to transform lives and communities. Our mission is to ensure cultural and creative organisations can thrive, test bold ideas, and build sustainable futures.
The Role
The Impact Assistant is a new role at Figurative that will primarily support work on the Arts & Culture Impact Fund (ACIF), an £18m social investment fund which seeks to enable enterprising arts, culture and heritage organisations to fulfil their missions through the use of flexible and risk-tolerant finance. The Impact Assistant will also contribute to Figurative’s emerging advisory work, providing impact development support to the creative and cultural sector.
Key Responsibilities
The demands of this role will be both fund (ACIF) specific and general to Figurative. You will play an important role in assessing and understanding the social impact enabled through ACIF. In particular, this includes:
- Providing administrative support in the monitoring of impact delivery and reporting requirements across a portfolio of investments to ensure requirements are met in a timely manner
- Working closely with Figurative’s Impact Lead and wider Investment team to develop new investment proposals to the ACIF investment committee
- Contributing to assessments of the expected impact of each investment proposal as part of the social impact due diligence process
- Supporting Figurative’s Impact Lead in the capacity development work of ACIF applicants and investees through a combination of desk research, face-to-face conversations and workshop facilitation to produce social impact related out outputs, including:
- Evidence base summaries for a given intervention
- Theories of change
- Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks Framework for M&E
- Development Plans outlining output, outcome, and impact management aims & KPIs
- Supporting on the collection, analysis and reporting of social impact data on fund performance for Figurative’s internal and external stakeholders
The general Figurative duties will include:
- Supporting in the undertaking of advisory work for organisations operating in the creative and cultural sector to improve impact measurement and management practice
- Collaborating on the development of internal processes to ensure the efficient and effective management of impact and investment data
- Sharing learning with the wider arts & cultural sector around social impact evidence and best practice M&E approaches from the Figurative portfolio
- Supporting the wider Figurative team on matters relating to social impact across all its funds
What We Offer
- Salary: £30,000 FTE depending on experience
- Location: Hybrid working arrangement based at Somerset House in central London,
- with flexibility and some travel within the UK.
- Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension contribution and the opportunity to
- develop your skills at the intersection of creativity, social change and investment.
- Hours: 4 days/week (0.8 FTE)
- Reports to: Impact Lead
Making an Application
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To apply for this role, please submit your application (CV and covering letter) before midnight Sunday 22nd February 2026 via Charity Jobs.
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Interviews will be held during the week commencing 2nd March 2026.
Please note that we actively screen for AI-generated applications. We are looking for authentic, personal responses that reflect your own experiences and motivations.
If you have any questions about the role, please email hello@figurative.org.uk.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those who are underrepresented in the investment sector to apply.
