Student employer contacts

At the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) we pride ourselves on working collaboratively with organisations that employ our student members. It is vital that we get your feedback and work with you to support your (and our) students, so make sure you have a volunteer Student Employer Contact (SEC) registered with us.

How does this benefit you? Having an SEC:

• gives you direct communication with our Engagement and Learning Directorate
• will ensure you are one of the first to receive important information and updates about any changes which may effect your students
• allows your organisations’ voice to be heard and for your organisation to have your say about a hot topic (such as the Education Strategy Review)
• provides you with support to ensure students in your organisation are supported.

An SEC does not need to be a qualified actuary but they do need to be someone who is willing to play a proactive role in two-way communication between the IFoA and the employer.

As this role involves supporting students, it is not possible for a current student to become an SEC.

If your organisation employs IFoA student members we encourage you to appoint an SEC. If you would like to volunteer to take on this role, or to check if someone in your organisation has already volunteered, please contact the Engagement Team at engagement.team@actuaries.org.uk. The team will put you in contact with Kirstie Smith, Senior Stakeholder Relationship Manager at the IFoA. Kirstie supports all SECs. When contacting the Engagement Team it would be helpful if you could please provide a note of the following:

• your organisation’s name and location(s)
• an approximate number of IFoA student members currently in your organisation
• a note of your ARN, if you are a member of the IFoA
• if you are not a member of the IFoA, please provide your full contact details plus a note of your role within your organisation
• confirmation that you have read, understood and agree to the information and requirements laid out in our Volunteer Information Pack (VIP). Please be aware that until we have received this confirmation, we will not be able to appoint you as a volunteer

All expressions of interest will be followed up as received.

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’. 

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