Volunteer vacancies

Volunteering is a great way for members and non-members to help develop the wider actuarial community. You will work with the IFoA to deliver our strategy and Royal Charter and help promote our values.

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Vacancies with a closing date

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The Insurtech Innovation and Efficiency Working Party was set up in 2019 to keep the profession informed on developments and trends in the insurtech space relevant to general insurance, with particular emphasis on any impacts on actuarial work. Having reported our initial findings in 2021, we are now looking to refresh the membership and launch ‘Act 2’ of the working party.

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Would you like to contribute your creative ideas to our professional skills content? The Professional Skills Working Group (PSWG) is looking to expand the breadth of experience and knowledge within the group and is seeking to appoint 2 further members.

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The Critical Illness Incidence Rates Working Party is looking to appoint a Chair, Deputy Chair and members.

Critical Illness insurance products continue to be a vital solution in many markets for protecting individuals against the financial risks of acquiring a critical illness. There is potential to build on the industry's understanding of CI rates by researching population health datasets (in particular, the Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) data from NHS England) and developing CI incidence rates for the general population in order to provide benchmarks for insured portfolios.

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The Regulatory Appointments Committee is seeking expressions of interest from proactive volunteers with an interest in professional discipline and standards to take on the role of investigation actuaries working in the IFoA’s Disciplinary Scheme.

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The Finance & Investment Board is seeking to appoint a Deputy Chair.

Finance and Investment is one of the largest IFoA practice areas, and supports a number of research working parties and sub-committees. The Board is a source of expertise within the profession for all Finance & Investment matters.

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We are looking for a new member whose responsibilities will help to enhance our online presence and wider engagement directly with the actuarial community, through the new digital platform.

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New volunteers sought to make an impact! Being part of this committee is an opportunity to make a real difference to members and to contribute to the wider profession.

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Would you like to be part of the IFoA Practising Certificates Committee (PCC)?

The current Chair of the PCC, Karen Butroid, is seeking to appoint a Fellow to become a volunteer member of the Life Panel of the PCC to consider applications for Chief Actuary (Life), Chief Actuary (Life, Non-Directive), and With-Profits Actuary certificates.

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Would you like to help other IFoA members by providing your views on professional and technical actuarial matters?

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The Editor of The Actuary magazine, the IFoA’s award-winning publication for the actuarial profession, reaches the end of their term in December 2024. Would you like the chance to drive the content of this dynamic magazine and lead its editorial team of volunteer actuaries?

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The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) is seeking to appoint a lay member for its Regulatory Appointments Committee.

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We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Editor to join the BAJ Editorial Board. The position is open to anyone with the relevant skills and experience. Location is not a barrier as participation in meetings is via conference call/video conference call.

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The IFoA’s lifelong learning committees play an important and highly active role in curating the content provided in the profession’s virtual webinar programme and cross-practice conference as required with support from the IFoA’s events, marketing, and communities engagement teams.

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The IFoA is organising a Middle East Member Committee. The goal is to promote, support, and champion the interests of IFoA members in the region, provide strategic knowledge and advice to the IFoA, and provide a forum to discuss new ideas and initiatives to support the IFoA in the region.

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this newly launched Working Party. Lay members (i.e. non IFoA members) are also welcome.

The Working Party will provide insight and research on current third-party risk management practices by large UK large insurance regulated companies regulated by the Prudential Regulatory Authority.

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The IFoA’s Mental Health Working Party is heading into its next phase of work and is seeking additional members to lead this work.

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The IFoA is seeking to appoint both members and suitably experienced or qualified non-members to join this recently launched working party.

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The insurance industry is increasingly recognising the critical role of wellness and prevention in improving health outcomes and reducing financial risks.

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Ongoing vacancies

If you are a qualified member of the IFoA and are willing to have a conversation with other members around learning, development, and reflection, please consider joining the ‘appropriate person’ pool.

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CPD co-ordinators play a key role in effective engagement between organisations who employ our members and the IFoA.

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Are you are a member of the IFoA and live or work near Tower Hamlets in London, Dorking in Surrey, or Radlett in Hertfordshire? If so, consider volunteering to share your enthusiasm and knowledge of finance and business with primary schools in these areas.

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This interactive forum is open to company, Lloyd’s Syndicates, and non-Lloyd’s chief actuaries. It is not restricted to UK actuaries.

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For all members of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA): volunteer to join the IFoA’s 400 Club and have an effective voice in shaping the future of your profession.

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This working party is particularly interested in volunteers with relevant experience, but is open to everyone with enthusiasm for the subject and time to commit. Applications are welcome from both members of the IFoA and non-members.

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The Pensions Consultations Sub-Committee of the IFoA’s Pensions Board is seeking to appoint a new member. The role would suit an experienced pensions actuary who:

  • is keen to be closely involved in responding to pensions industry consultations
  • has technical expertise in UK DB and/or DC occupational pensions
  • has an interest in broader social and regulatory policy

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At IFoA we pride ourselves on working with organisations that employ our student members. It is vital that we get your feedback and work with you to support your (and our) students, so make sure you have a volunteer student employer contact registered with us.

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Diversity and inclusion

We are committed to promoting diversity, equality of opportunity, and inclusion within all our vacancies and we actively encourage applications from a diverse range of potential candidates. Recognising and embracing the unique and diverse talents of our volunteers is fundamental to the success of our organisation.

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