The Actuarial
Mentoring Programme

The Actuarial Mentoring Programme is a global cross-company mentoring initiative delivered by Moving Ahead, and designed to improve diversity within the actuarial profession. The programme was launched in 2017 with the support of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and sponsorship from Pension Insurance Corporation plc©.

Since 2017, AMP has consistently demonstrated its impact and provided support to more than 800 mentors and mentees across 25 distinct organisations.

Initially created with the primary goal of retaining female actuaries in the profession by offering continuous career advice and development, AMP has evolved to embrace a broader objective of fostering a culture of inclusion within the actuarial profession. While supporting and empowering female actuaries remains a central focus of the program, we are now expanding our efforts to cultivate an inclusive environment for actuarial professionals, including actuarial students and bringing together a community of dedicated leaders who are committed to their own growth, the growth of others, and the advancement of the profession.

Who are the mentees and mentors?

Mentees:

Female members at any level.

All members at a career transitioning point
(e.g. returning from a career break or considering a change in working pattern).

All members at any level who consider themselves to be from an under-represented group or facing systemic barriers to progression*; or who manage one or more individuals who identify as being from an under-represented group or facing systemic barriers to progression*.

*In addition to protected characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and trans identity, this includes, but is not limited to, neurodiversity, personality types, socio-economic background, geographies and life experience.

Mentors:

Senior leaders, either actuaries or professionals with a good knowledge of the actuarial profession.

Both mentors and mentees strongly advocate for the programme

The programme has continued to maintain a strong recommendation rate – on average, 85% of mentors and 84% of mentees would recommend the programme to a colleague at close

Current participants are engaging with our events so far, as 92% have attended at least one event, with over a third gaining practical tips they can implement at work

Read the AMP info pack

Programme dates

29th November 2023
16th January 2024
22nd February 2024
30th April 2024
18th June 2024

"This programme has provided me with a strong foundation to network with other actuarial and finance professionals in a way that I wouldn’t have had access to in the past."

A mentee (2019-2020)
"I’ve been in three mentoring relationships under AMP. Each one has been at a key stage in my mentees’ careers, I’ve been lucky to explore and share some of these challenges with them."

A mentor (2020-2021)