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The council of the International Director
23.The International Director is advised by a Council of three
or four Jesuits, who are his consultors. They are appointed by the
Superior General and serve for unspecified terms. Together with the
International Director, they also serve as the administrative board of
the Jesuit Refugee Service Foundation.
The international office
24.The International Director heads the international JRS office
at the Curia of the Society. He appoints staff and consultants, assigning
to each a clear role and function.
Regional Directors
25.The Regional Director's position may be filled by a Jesuit, a
religious or a lay person. Regional Directors are appointed in one
of two ways, depending on kinds of the programs they direct. The
procedures for these appointments will be detailed in a written agreement
with Jesuit Major Superiors for that region.
26.The first mode of appointment is one initiated by the international
JRS (cf. 19. above). Father General, in consultation with the
International Director and the relevant Provincial(s) or Regional
Superiors, appoints a Regional Director who is directly accountable
to the International Director, while also maintaining close relationships
with the local Jesuit Provincial(s).
27.In this case, the Regional Director is responsible for JRS activities
in the region, including setting up and closing down projects; also
for recruitment, orientation, placement, support and termination of
workers; for preparing funding applications, evaluating and reporting
on work done; for public relations; for maintaining the profile
of JRS in the region and developing good relations with the local
Jesuit Province(s), and also with Church and civil authorities; and
for communications, research and public education concerning the
needs of refugees in the region.
28.The second mode of appointment applies when a Provincial
or Conference of Provincials is responsible for a JRS regional program
(cf. 20 above). Here the initiative in appointing a Regional Director
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