Better Sensing and Responding to Change Working Party – Deputy Chair and members

Application closing date: 1 June 

The IFoA is seeking to appoint both members and suitably experienced non-members to join the Better Sensing and Responding to Change Working Party.

The working party aims to revolutionise actuarial practices in unstable environments and have identified critical gaps in existing methods and developed innovative solutions by integrating insights from the systems sciences, statistical process control, and language philosophy. The group now invites your expertise to refine and challenge these approaches, ensuring they are practical and widely adoptable.

Key opportunities

• Contribute to innovation: Help develop a problem-solving toolkit that replaces the traditional actuarial control cycle.
• Ambassador of change: Be part of shaping the future of actuarial science by promoting new methodologies.
• Networking and recognition: Engage with diverse professionals, gain recognition, and have fun while contributing to groundbreaking research.

The working party have a webinar in July and will either work on a paper or further presentation following the webinar. The ideal candidate does need not to be an actuary, but will be curious and have strong technical experience in at least one actuarial or relevant related discipline. 

Read more in the terms of reference (PDF, 200 KB)

Time commitment

The working party typically meets for an hour every other week during office hours. It spends additional time exploring new ideas and developing presentations or writing/reviewing but this is optional.

Next steps

If you are interested in this role and would like an informal conversation before applying, please email us at engagement.team@actuaries.org.uk.

If you have read all the above and would like to apply, please send us:

• brief details of your relevant experience
• your reasons for wishing to get involved
• your ARN (if you are a member)
• confirm which role you are applying for: Deputy Chair or member
• a brief copy of your CV and full contact details (if you are a non-member)
• confirmation that you have read, understood, and agree to the information and requirements laid out in our volunteer information pack (please be aware that until we have received this confirmation, we will not be able to appoint you as a volunteer)

Please email all the above to engagement.team@actuaries.org.uk. Please note, we are unable to accept late applications.

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.

What you need to know

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