Professional Skills Working Group – members

Application closing date: 1 February 2026

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

We are particularly keen to hear from IFoA members who have an interest in professional skills and can bring a fresh perspective to our content development, whether geographically, culturally, through your role or background, or simply through your lived experiences of working as an actuary. 

The group develops a substantial amount of professional skills content annually, and its members are invited to facilitate/participate in webinars and potentially face-to-face events. We are therefore keen to increase the available resources for developing video case studies and additional content, and/or facilitating/presenting professional skills sessions.

Key skills and experience

We are looking for members who:

• have a keen interest in business ethics, and knowledge of the types of ethical dilemmas that actuaries face in their daily lives
• enjoy being part of a creative team, willing to share ideas of their own and contribute to others’ ideas
• enjoy presenting/facilitating online and in-person at webinars and events, however not essential.

View task and person specification (PDF, 120 KB)

Time commitment

The group meets virtually 4 to 6 times a year. We anticipate that the overall time commitment will be around 10 days per annum, however we understand that work priorities may fluctuate therefore participation may be adjusted when needed.

Next steps

If you are interested in this role but 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
• 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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