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Application closing date: 31 July 2025

The IFoA’s Sustainability Board is a member-led board of volunteer actuaries. It advises the IFoA on important sustainability issues and is a source of expertise within the profession on matters relating to the sustainability practice area.

Context

The board is proud of substantial progress made over the last 5 years.

We now have:

• a vibrant board, with respected industry leaders, influencing global thinking, focusing on those areas where actuarial skills have most value to add, and collaborating with thought leaders and other specialists  
• a high quality weekly newsletter to over 1,000 actuaries, giving ongoing current perspectives
• (closer to the ‘actuarial core skill set’:) 2 risk notes issues issued in last 2 years to remind all actuaries that climate risk should be on their radar and flag that some of the most respected sources may be underestimating their client’s risk

The Sustainability Board and IFoA have also collaborated to increase opportunities for actuaries and students to learn for their own personal development plan.  

Call for new members: Planetary Solvency Taskforce

The IFoA is inviting applications to join the Planetary Solvency Taskforce. This is a standing task and finish group reporting to the Sustainability Board via the chair Sandy Trust.

The taskforce will play a central role in overseeing collaborative research between actuaries and leading Earth system scientists, under the Planetary Solvency brand. It will also support related strategic outreach and engagement, working closely with the IFoA executive team on content development and publication.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-impact, interdisciplinary work at the intersection of actuarial science, risk, and planetary sustainability.

We welcome applications from:

• IFoA members and student actuaries
• non-actuary risk specialists
• Earth system scientists or individuals with relevant academic or policy expertise

The taskforce is particularly seeking individuals who can contribute in one or more of:

• strategic outreach coordination
• social media engagement and communications

You do not need to be a sustainability expert but a strong interest in the intersection of actuarial practice, planetary systems, and long-term risk is essential. Enthusiasm, collaboration, and a willingness to support the profession’s strategic sustainability goals are key.

Benefits from being involved include:

• ability to influence and contribute to the sustainability practice area and strategy
• professional support and assistance from within the board and IFoA staff
• opportunity to influence the IFoA’s approach to progressing its strategy
• chance to further develop your professional network of contacts within the sustainability industry

Time commitment

Online meetings every 2 to 4 weeks initially, dropping to a cadence of monthly.

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.

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.