2016 IJR Candidate Questionnaire - Oliver Deane

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Hello, hello, hello! My name is Oliver Deane, I’m 21 from Great Britain and also senior NJR of Great Britain (I will be stepping down on the 3rd of September 2016). I currently live in Leeds and have been part of the local chapter & Local Junior Branch, Leeds & West Yorkshire, since 2005 and involved in International Junior Branch since 2013. I’m a big fan of sport, mainly cricket (most of you might not know what this is and will be confusing it with croquet) and skiing. But I also enjoy watching and playing most sports. As most of you probably are, I’m also a keen traveller, so let me know if there is anywhere I have to visit! I have tried to keep my answers short, sweet and to the point, but if you have any questions for me or would like to know anything else don’t hesitate to drop me an email at oliver.deane@gb.cisv.org.

The position of IJR is one for a two-year term. Over the course of those two years, what do you expect to learn and how will that help you grow in your everyday life? Over the 2 years I expect to learn a lot more about CISV; how it functions at an organisational level, more about how the whole organisation fits and works together, more about who is responsible for different jobs within the organisation. I feel like I have a good knowledge of CISV & JB though I’m not going to pretend I know everything, I will however work towards learning as much as I can. I would also like to improve my communication, as I believe communication can always be improved, and this is key to any role in CISV as well as in my everyday life, being able to get my point across and make sure everything is understandable and everyone is on the same page.

What does being an International Junior Representative mean to you? To me, being IJR is exactly what it says, it means representing juniors from all over the world, no matter how old or how experienced they are. It means doing what is best for the JBers all over the world, taking in as many opinions as possible and collating them in order to do what is best for all. It also means making sure that everyone knows what is happening in the organisation and making sure everyone understands, this may be by running sessions at regional meetings or making sure information is transferred to the regional teams for them to distribute. More personally, being IJR would be a great honour, something I never really thought I’d be nominated for a couple of years ago. It would be a great opportunity to be more involved in an organisation I thoroughly enjoy being active in, and give me the ability to have more of an impact. It would also be a wonderful learning experience and be a great position to say I have held for my professional future, outside CISV.


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