JB 101

International Junior Branch is made up of a lot of different hard-working JBers. We have people working on the regional level as well as the international level to improve Junior Branch on the international level and also support JBers nationally and locally. We are made up of three main groups: our Regional Junior Branch Teams, our International Junior Branch Team (IJB Team) and our International Junior Representatives (IJRs).

Americas Junior Branch Team (AJB), Europe, Middle East and Africa Junior Branch Team (EMEAJB), Asia Pacific Junior Branch Team (APJB)

We have three Regional Junior. Branch Teams working with National Junior Representatives (NJRs) and Local JBers to support their JBs. Each region is divided into smaller neighborhoods that are a group of National Junior Branches.

Responsibilities of the regional team include coordinating neighborhoods and plan the regional Junior Branch meetings such as AJBM, EJBM and Jasparc that happen around Easter each year.

The International Junior Branch also known as IJB TEAM is made up of JBers from across the world who are either working in specific areas of Junior Branch or representing Junior Branch in CISV . The IJB Team is responsible for representing JB on different CISV committees, creating projects to support JB and helping lead Junior Branch as a whole. Right now we have 13 people on the IJB Team. There are 2 different roles someone can hold on the IJB Team: Committee Member and Specialist.

Committee Members are JBers who sit on CISV International Committees in (Chapter Development, Resources & Infrastructure, Educational Programmes and GSRDI Working group), bringing their experience and providing a JB Perspective. They work with CISV Members to improve the organization as a whole and liaise back to the IJB Team.

Specialists each focus on one skill, working on ways to support JBers and improve our current practices such as Resources, IT, Evaluation, Projects & Events and Communication. They are responsible for working with IJRs, Regional Teams ad NJRs to bring information to Junior Branch.

Both roles on the IJB Team often find opportunities to collaborate and work together. Often our projects have pieces that overlap or members have specific knowledge that benefits a project. We are working to become more efficient in what we do and improve and develop what we have done and what is two come.

There are always two IJRs, a junior and a senior, who are responsible for coordinating and advising the IJB team, coordinating Regional Teams, representing Junior Branch and organizing IJBC.

The IJRs also represent Junior Branch and have one vote each as members of CISV International. This includes voting for the new Governing Board members and voting on motions. New committees or working groups also often ask for a JB Representativ, so the IJRs work with them for someone to fit the role.