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Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) Committee – actuary member

Application closing date: 28 February

Would you like to work with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) executive staff to help oversee and develop our global Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS)? If so, please read on.

 

Background

The IFoA’s QAS Committee is tasked with overseeing the voluntary accreditation scheme for organisations, known as the Quality Assurance Scheme on behalf of the IFoA’s Regulatory Board.

The QAS has been in operation since 2015 and has become a key IFoA global initiative. There are now 42 organisations that hold the QAS accreditation. 32 are based in the UK and 10 located throughout Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Nigeria, India and UAE.

The QAS is an outcomes-based scheme, with accredited organisations required to meet the three outcomes: professionalism, development and training, and organisational culture. The QAS offers organisations the opportunity to gain recognition for high-quality standards and provides a framework for their actuarial work. Accreditations are used by organisations to denote commitment, compliance, and to celebrate the process of continuous improvement.

The QAS Committee reports to the Regulatory Board and is responsible for:

  • awarding accredited status to organisations (on the basis of recommendations made by an independent assessment team)
  • monitoring those accreditations once awarded

It also provides recommendations to the Regulatory Board in relation to its operation including any issues.

Learn more about QAS

 

Vacancies

We are seeking one actuary member to join the committee.

For more information on the role, please see the task and person specification (PDF, 140 KB)

 

Next steps

If you are interested in this role and would like an informal conversation before applying, please contact the QAS Manager Darren Kerr at darren.kerr@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)
  • 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

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. Before offering to provide support, please read through: what you need to know.