The Stewardship Gap: Closing the Distance Between Policy and Practice Working Party – Chair and members

Application closing date: 26 July

The IFoA is seeking to appoint 6 to 10 members to join a new stewardship working party. Both IFoA members and suitably experienced non-members (for example, asset owners, asset managers, stewardship specialists, sustainability analysts) are welcome to apply.

To define what ‘good stewardship’ looks like in actuarial practice, helping actuaries, trustees, and advisers understand how stewardship can be applied consistently and effectively in investment and risk management.

Potential areas of research and outputs include:

• Good practice guidance: Practical criteria and case studies for effective stewardship and engagement (via managers or direct)
• Measuring outcomes: Exploring approaches for evidencing stewardship results at company, portfolio, and system levels
• Decision-useful reporting: Turning statutory ESG reports into concise, relevant insights for boards, trustees, and clients
• Navigating global variation: Guidance for actuaries supporting organisations with different stewardship expectations across jurisdictions
• Outputs: Short guidance notes/toolkits, case studies, webinars, and conference sessions

The working party would like to present at IFoA conferences. 

Time commitment

Members are asked to devote approximately 2 to 4 hours per month. The working party will meet fortnightly at the outset, moving to monthly once established. Meetings will be held online so location is not a barrier.

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)
• 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.

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