IFRS Foundation Trustees seek new members of the IFRS Advisory Council

The IFRS Foundation Trustees are seeking new members of the IFRS Advisory Council—the strategic advisory body to the Trustees and the Foundation’s two standard-setting boards—to succeed members whose terms end on 31 December 2025. Appointments are for three years, renewable once for another three years.

About the IFRS Foundation

The IFRS Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation created in 2001 to develop—in the public interest—high-quality, understandable, enforceable and globally accepted standards for general purpose financial reporting, and to promote and facilitate their adoption. The Standards—IFRS Accounting Standards and IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards—are collectively referred to as IFRS Standards.

The Standards are set by the Foundation’s two independent standard-setting bodies, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), using a rigorous, inclusive and transparent due process. The Trustees oversee the two boards and are accountable to a Monitoring Board of public authorities.

About the IFRS Advisory Council

The IFRS Advisory Council is the formal strategic advisory body to the Trustees, the IASB and the ISSB. The Council currently consists of 52 representatives of organisations and individuals from diverse functional and geographical backgrounds with an interest in international corporate reporting. Members include academics, auditors, investors and other users of corporate reports, preparers, regulators, professional accounting bodies, standard-setters and multilateral organisations.

The Advisory Council normally meets twice a year for two days in London. One or two additional short meetings may be held by video conference to handle time-sensitive matters arising between the in-person meetings. Meetings are open to the public. Individuals appointed to the Advisory Council are expected to participate actively in all meetings. All Council discussions are in English. Members of the Advisory Council serve on a voluntary, unpaid basis and are required to pay their own travel-related expenses.

What we are looking for

The Trustees are seeking nominations from organisations with knowledge and interest in international corporate reporting to support the IFRS Foundation’s work. Nominees may include representatives from global, regional or local organisations, and from developed and emerging and developing economies. While all types of organisations will be considered, the Trustees are particularly seeking interest from organisations involved in sustainability-related disclosures and wider corporate reporting, investors and other users of corporate reports, corporate governance organisations, technology firms and organisations representing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Nominated individuals are expected to be highly experienced persons in their organisations, competent in advising on strategy and able to help shape the future of corporate reporting. While financial reporting knowledge is needed, the Trustees are not necessarily seeking candidates who are familiar with the detailed requirements in IFRS Standards. The Trustees will also consider applications from individuals on their own behalf.

Member organisations whose individual representative is eligible to serve a second term will be considered in light of the needs of the IFRS Foundation alongside new applications and nominations received.

The Trustees aim to create a pool of applicants whose skill and experience match the criteria for membership and whose representation is gender balanced. Accordingly, organisations nominating representatives to the Advisory Council are expected to put forward for the Trustees’ consideration a diverse set of qualified candidates.

Access further information about the IFRS Advisory Council, including its terms of reference and criteria for membership. Please consult the criteria when considering nominations.

To apply

Please apply via our job board. Include a covering letter, any letters of support and CV, addressed to Ken Robinson, Chair of the IFRS Foundation Nominating Committee. Applications are due by 31 July 2025.

Trustees have the discretion to review applications received after the specified date.