2025-2027 Young Professional Advisory Council

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Signup Deadline: 10-07-2025
Starts: 10-08-2025
Ends: 10-08-2025
Location: Online Opportunity

Description:

How does this role benefit the work of the organization and the profession?
Young professionals play a key role for the future of the organization and profession. This member segment is a growing group of current and future SOA leaders, as well as leaders within the actuarial profession. It is important that SOA continue to enrich it’s understanding of the needs and wants of Young Professional members. It is also important that the SOA provide programs and services of interest and will continue to drive the profession’s relevancy and expertise. The Young Professional Advisory Council (YPAC) will provide input on SOA programs, services and specific communication delivery approaches that will increase engagement of young professionals and those interested in the actuarial profession. (For the purpose of this council, young professionals are SOA members within 10 years of receiving their ASA credential.) This is a two-year term that runs from November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2027.
Responsibilities & Duties
The SOA is seeking young professional members (SOA members within 10 years of receiving their ASA credential) to serve on the Young Professional Advisory Council. The responsibilities of this volunteer role include:
  • Provide feedback and recommendations on SOA programs, services and communications 
  • Host one podcast to support the YPAC monthly Podcast Series
  • Learn what other organizations and associations are doing to engage young professionals -Share what employers are doing to engage young professionals and what employers are looking for from SOA regarding this member segment 
  • Provide input and develop strategies and tactics designed to encourage and increase engagement of young professionals with SOA and other members
  • Provide input on trends you are witnessing within this group and how these trends may impact SOA -Recommend potential micro-volunteer opportunities for other SOA young professionals 
  • Support various subgroup activities to assist in developing and launching engagement tactics such as contests, professional development, communication strategies and Affiliate member support. Subgroups may require additional meetings. 
  • Identify additional ways to encourage young professionals to develop their leadership skills Please attach a CV or resume. An interview may be required.
Time Commitment/Hours
11-20 hours
Time Commitment - Description *
  • Serve a two-year term 8-12 hours per year in addition to monthly one-hour council meeting calls YPAC members will have the opportunity to participate in a face-to-face meeting if one is offered Leadership Opportunities 
  • Chair and Vice Chair of Young Professional Advisory Council – increased time commitment of 3-6 hours per year. The Vice Chair is selected from the returning members and continues to serve a third year as Chair.
Experience Required - Designation
Member ASA or FSA
Experience Required - Description
SOA members within 10 years of receiving their ASA credential -Some familiarity with current SOA programs and services -Please attach a CV or resume -An interview may be required
Opportunity Location
NON- COUNTRY SPECIFIC
Opportunity Location
Virtual
Travel Required
May hold one in-person meeting annually
SOA Training Required
None
Primary Area of Practice
N/A
Specializations
-Open to all Specializations

Qualifications:

Academic/Education
Accounting and Finance
Annuities
Audit
Capital Management
Catastrophe
Commercial Lines
Disability Income Insurance
Distribution
Employee Health Benefits
Financial Reporting
General Insurance/Property Casualty
Health
Health Insurance - Commercial
Health Insurance – Public Systems
Investment and Asset Liability Management
Investments
Liability Insurance
Life
Life Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance
Marketing
Not applicable
Other
Other Post-Employment Benefits
Personal Lines
Predictive Analytics
Private Sector - Pension
Product Pricing/Development
Property Insurance
Provider Systems
Public Sector - Pension
Public Systems/Social Insurance
Regulatory
Reinsurance
Research
Retirement
Risk Management
Risk Management
Specialty Lines
Taxation
Underwriting
Valuation/Reserving
Workers Compensation Insurance

Contact:

SOA Volunteer
Society of Actuaries