This presentation was given by JCI Lebanon Vice President for Recruitment & Outreach Mohammad Hijazi during the March 2017 recruitment event entitled "Youth Driving Empowerment" at the American University of Beirut.

1. JCI Structure & Growth
Opportunities
Mohammad Hijazi
2017 National Vice President
for Recruitment & Outreach
Mission:
To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.

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Introductions
• Name
• Years in JCI
• Current JCI position
• One change to improve
your Local Organization

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Membership Decisions
Some administrative and urgent decisions
can be made by a smaller group called:
The Board of Directors

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The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the body elected
by the members to represent and make
some decisions on their behalf.
Key word: Serve

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The Board of Directors in JCI
Does not rule or control.
Does not make all the decisions.
Does not have complete authority.

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Membership Rights
Members always reserve the
right to hold board members
accountable for their decisions
and actions.

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Board of Directors Role
• Plan: Goals, strategies and
responsibilities
• Organize: Tasks, committees
and resources
• Lead: Communicate and
motivate
• Manage: Organizational
activities

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The Board or Directors Will Always
Have These Positions:
Vice
President
President
Secretary
Vice
President
Treasurer
DirectorDirector Director DirectorDirector

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The Local President
• Makes urgent decisions on behalf of
the Board.
• Manages the Local Organization’s
public relations.
• Motivates members to take action in
the community.
• Must be held personally and legally
responsible for:
– Acting outside established authority.
– Violating local and state laws.

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The Local Officers
• The Local Vice President encourages active
citizenship in the Local Organization.
• The Local Secretary
oversees all administrative
duties in the
Local Organization.
• The Local Treasurer
manages all the finances
in the Local Organization.

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The Local Project Director
Responsibility: Assigned project(s)
Assignments: Duration of the project
Bylaws and Parameter: Voting rights
• Elected: Part of the Board
of Directors
• Appointed: Considered
a JCI Officer

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The Succession Plan
Begins at the first of the year.
Involves the successor for an easy transition.
Ensures more candidates than positions.

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Opportunities
The Local Organization must evaluate the
opportunities available.
Members can work on Project Committees.

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Taking Action
• JCI provides development
opportunities for members
to become leaders who
take action.
• The skills, experience and
knowledge acquired from
JCI opportunities must be
used to create positive
impact!

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Leadership Ladder
Your local structure should
provide natural steps to grow
in leadership.

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JCI Levels and their
Responsibilities

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JCI Levels
• Worldwide network
• Action takes place in four levels
– JCI → International level
– National Organization → Country level
– Local Organization → Community level
– Member → Citizen level
• Each level must have a clear understanding of
the responsibilities and actions to achieve the
purpose of JCI

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International Level – Prestige or Pride
Belonging to a worldwide organization give
prestige to all other levels and pride to greater
accomplishments.
• Brings broad concepts and major causes
• Promotes global solutions
• Gives prestige to awards and recognitions
• Unique aspect: Global challenges

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International Level - Clear Purpose
• Promote the mission, vision and principles
• Inspire members to act for a common
purpose
• Support National Organisations to deliver
JCI in their respective countries
• Provides tools and resources to effective
achieve the mission of the organisation
• Create global partnerships for greater
purpose

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International Level – Structure
• Executive Committee:
– JCI President
– Immediate Past President
– General Legal Counsel, Treasurer
– Executive Vice Presidents (Africa and the Middle East,
Asia and the Pacific, Americas, Europe)
• Board of Directors:
– Executive Committee and 17 Vice Presidents
• Appointees
• JCI Staff at Headquarters

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International Level – Areas
• National Organizations are grouped in four (4)
Areas, according to geographical limits:
a. Africa and the Middle East
b. Asia and the Pacific
c. The Americas
d. Europe
• Executive Vice President supervising and coordinating
the activities of the Vice Presidents assigned to specific
countries

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National Level - Clear Purpose
• Promote active citizenship amongst
young people
• Create and support Local Organisations
• Coordinate efforts to create solutions
• Publicise ideas, actions and results in the
media
• Engage partners to create greater impact
• Showcase the country at an international
level

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Local Level – Planning
Determine community challenges and their causes
and run projects and to address them
• Identify and analyse community needs
• Plan and implement activities or specific
projects to eliminate the problem
• Motivate and engage members to action
• Unique aspect: All action is local

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Local Level - Clear Purpose
• Deliver the purpose of JCI
• Empower members to be exceptional
leaders
• Utilize tools and resources to effectively
run activities and project
• Engage community leaders and
stakeholders in solving problems
• Provide a platform for young active
citizens to gain international recognition

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Individual Level – Project
Direct involvement in the community enables
individual members to receive the development
opportunities and create positive change
• Direct involvement with action.
• Lead others by example.
• Combine efforts and ideas with others.
• Unique aspect: They are the only action!

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• JCI Senatorship is granting life membership
• Awarded to current or past members to honor
their outstanding service to JCI
• Age not a factor in awarding JCI Senatorship
• JCI Senators have an obligation to support
National and Local Organisation and start a new
Local Organisation
Individual Level – JCI Senate

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Strength of JCI
JCI is only strong when National Organizations are
strong.
National Organizations are only strong when Local
Organizations are strong.
Local Organizations are only strong when they
have members who are relevant to the community
Not the other way around!

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Thank You!