Regulatory Governance Lead

We are currently recruiting a Regulatory Governance Lead for a Permanent contract. 
This role is hybrid, both working from home and in our Edinburgh hub. 

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly between home and the hub to suit their needs and preferences, in line with our hybrid working policy.
Colleagues are able to work their hours flexibly, in line with core business hours and requirements. We also offer formalised flexible working agreements.  

The starting salary is £42,655 per annum.

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to HRsupport@actuaries.org.uk by the closing date of 30 June 2026.

Purpose of the job

The role will lead the effective operation of the IFoA’s regulatory governance arrangements. This includes support of the Regulatory Board, Disciplinary Committee and other boards/committees with a regulatory role.

Principal accountabilities

Regulatory Committee/Board support

• Lead the governance support for the IFoA’s regulatory boards, committees, and decision making panels.
• Oversee agenda planning, papers, minutes, and action tracking, ensuring material is accurate, balanced, and procedurally sound.
• Ensure consistency of governance practice across different regulatory boards and committees.
• Support appointments/reappointments and succession planning in line with independent processes.
• Support the Regulatory Board Chair with managing performance including effectiveness surveys/reviews.
• Lead on induction for new members of regulatory boards/committees and on organising regular training on relevant issues.

Governance improvement and development

• Lead or contribute to projects to strengthen regulatory governance arrangements, including procedural reviews or changes to committee structures.
• Ensure policies and procedures relating to regulatory governance are up to date and reflect best practice.

Advice and assurance 

• Act as a primary source of governance advice on processes, decision making powers, and committee/board matters that relate to the IFoA’s regulatory role.
• Provide governance and procedural advice to regulatory board/committee Chairs and members.
• Assist in preparing regulatory governance reporting for senior leadership, IFoA Board, Council and external oversight body.
• Collating information required for external audit or supervision activity.

Main contacts

Internal:

• Head of Governance
• Governance group
• Professional Standards group
• Other colleagues in Regulation and Policy 

External:

• Regulatory Board Chair
• Disciplinary Committee Chair
• Chairs and Members of other key regulatory committees (QAS, PC, DPB)
• Financial Reporting Council supervision team

Decisions

• Responsible for ensuring regulatory boards and committees follow appropriate processes and procedures and for escalating any issues.
• Responsible for ensuring minutes accurate and appropriate redactions applied before publication.

Knowledge and experience 

Essential:

• Experience in a governance or regulatory secretariat role, ideally within a regulator, professional body, or public organisation.
• Understanding of regulatory governance, decision making frameworks, and public law principles (e.g. fairness, proportionality, transparency).
• Ability to provide clear, confident governance advice to senior decision makers.
• Excellent drafting skills, particularly minutes, governance advice, and procedural documents.
• High levels of integrity, sound judgement, and discretion.

Desirable:

• An understanding of actuaries and the actuarial profession
• Experience contributing to regulatory reform or governance projects

Additional dimensions

Responsible for advising on governance issues to key boards/committees that are subject to external oversight and publicly accountable.

Alternative format and adjustments

Please email the HR Team if you require:

• any information regarding our vacancies in an alternative format
• any adjustments to support you to fully participate in any part of the application and recruitment process

Any information shared will be used only to enable us to make reasonable adjustments to support candidates to participate in the recruitment process. It will not inform selection decisions.

You can reach us at HRsupport@actuaries.org.uk.