Junier previously worked as a senior manager in the water and environmental sectors, before leaving the Environment Agency in 2016 to set up his environmental consultancy, JBEL Environmental Services.
Junier is a board trustee at RJC Dance (charity) Leeds, member of the National Black Governors Network, and contributed to the 2020 Lord Mayor of Leeds BLM strategy group, reviewing the disparities in the council services to BME adults and children in education, housing, employment, health and criminal justice system.
Junier’s passion and core purpose in his professional and personal life is to give a voice to the voiceless and make a difference to young people’s lives.
Junier was awarded an MBE in 2017 for services to the environment, diversity and community in Leeds.