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Practising Certificates Committee – Life Panel – member

Application closing date: 14 May

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.

What we are seeking

Karen is very keen to hear from any qualified members of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) who would like to discuss this role and find out more about what is involved. Expressions of interest are encouraged from Fellows with:

  • a current or recent PC in the relevant area
  • up-to-date knowledge of actuarial work specific to life insurance
  • knowledge of the IFoA’s regulatory functions
  • an understanding of the PC Scheme
  • an understanding of the competencies required for the relevant PCs, as set out in the PC Handbook

View the committee’s terms of reference (PDF, 75 KB)

Time commitment

As contributions are mainly carried out online, the time commitment is approximately, on average, a total of 5 hours per month, though maybe more in the latter half of the year.

There are also up to 2 full PCC review meetings each year. Participation in these meetings will be by videoconference to ensure location is not a barrier. There is no requirement for all members of the committee to meet in one place.

Tenure

3 years reviewed annually. To provide continuity, it is hoped that members of this committee will be happy to take up a tenure of 3 years. However, tenure is reviewable annually depending on changing circumstances, participation, and performance in PCC matters.

Next steps

If you are interested in this role but would like an informal conversation with Karen Butroid and a member of the Life Panel to allow you to find out more, 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
  • confirmation that you are a Fellow of the IFoA and a note of when you qualified
  • a note of your ARN
  • 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

Volunteering provides you with a wide range of opportunities. With all rights and opportunities come responsibilities and we ask all our volunteers to comply with the terms of the IFoA’s Governance Manual and Volunteer Information Pack (VIP). Before offering to provide support, please read through ‘what you need to know’.