Global SIG Steering Committee Elections

Vacancies have arisen on a number of the Global Special Interest Groups' (SIGs') steering committees and they are now accepting applications to fill these vacancies. If you wish to stand for one of the steering committee positions, then please complete the specific group's application form and submit by 11.59pm London, UK (GMT) on Thursday 31 October 2024.

To view the application process, download the application form and view the full election schedule for each of the respective groups which are holding elections, please visit their election pages by visiting the links below;

Business Families

  • Number of vacancies: Three
  • Application requisites: None; applications from all jurisdictions welcome. Applicants from Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East encouraged to apply.

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Contentious Trusts and Estates

  • Number of vacancies: Five
  • Application requisites: None; applications from all jurisdictions welcome. Applicants from Australia, Canada, the Middle East, Switzerland and the USA encouraged to apply.

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Cross-Border Estates

- No vacancies -

Digital Assets

  • Number of vacancies: Two
  • Application requisites: None; global applications welcome.

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International Client

  • Number of vacancies: Five
  • Application requisites: One position will be open to candidates from the USA only; no requisites for the remaining four positions, although applicants from Asia and Latin America encouraged to apply.

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Mental Capacity

  • Number of vacancies: Four
  • Application requisites: None; applications from all jurisdictions welcome. Applicants from the Middle East and the USA encouraged to apply.

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Philanthropy Advisors

  • Number of vacancies: Three
  • Application requisites: One position will be open to candidates from Asia only; global applications welcome for the remaining two positions excepting from the UK.

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Further information

In submitting an application, applicants are asked to ensure that they read the Global SIG Terms of Reference, which set forth the rules and guidance on all matters relating to the running, governance and operation of special interest groups, to include detail on the responsibilities and obligations you would undertake as a Global SIG Steering Committee member and who is eligible to apply.

Candidates are encouraged to highlight relevant experience in their personal statement and professional experience; there is no rigid model as to what a committee member should be like and we welcome members from a range of backgrounds and identities to bring different perspectives. Fundamental is, demonstrable experience and expertise, or an expressed interest, in the special interest group’s field of focus.

If successfully elected, Members of the Committee are expected to actively participate in the work of the Committee on behalf of the global SIG and regularly attend committee meetings, joining either in person or by means of tele-/web-conferencing equipment (occurring four-six times in a calendar year).

We also encourage applicants to view the STEP Code of Conduct and Professional Standards and STEP's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Guiding Principles (EDI) and accompanying materials on our 'Living our Values' hub which set out the expectations for those acting for and on behalf of STEP.

Got a question?

If you have any questions, please contact the SIGs Team