JCI Structure

Today, the JCI Structure is standardised, yet varies from country to country. This is because each JCI National Organisation has different ties to their local government and/or their Chambers of Commerce, giving them different benefits and requirements to which they must adhere.

The following is the general structure of the organization overall and within each nation in which it operates.

JCI World Headquarters

Located at 15645 Olive Blvd, Chesterfield, Missouri, USA, the World Headquarters employs approximately 20 individuals who coordinate the activities of JCI in each member nation, manage the overall organizational finances and provide resources and tools to members to help improve projects on a local and national level.

Area

To better organize the activities of members and provide greater opportunities for regional collaboration, JCI recognises four major areas: Africa and the Middle East, the America, Asia and the Pacific and Europe. Each Area conducts its own Conference each year, uniting members to network and discuss important regional issues. JCI Barbados is encompassed in Area C – the America.

JCI National Organization

Every country affiliated with the international JCI organization operates a JCI National Organization to coordinate the activities of the regional, state and/or JCI Local Organizations. The National Organization manages international relationships, national conventions, national finances and programs across Local Organizations. In the West Indies, there are several JCI Local Organizations – JCI Antigua, JCI Barbados, JCI Dominica, JCI Grenada, JCI Guyana, JCI St. Vincent, JCI Trinidad, and JCI Tobago.

JCI Local Organizations

Every JCI member belongs to a Local Organization that is charged with conducting activities and projects in the local community. JCI has more than 5,000 JCI Local Organizations in more than 100 JCI National Organizations and works to find creative solutions to problems at the local, national and international levels through the combined efforts of its members.