ILA-RPO operates under an officer who is assisted by an advisory board. The officer shall coordinate, monitor and promote the overall activities of the office. He is responsible to the academic commission for the overall operation of the office and also reports to the Director of the Institute. The advisory board comprises at least two senior staff from the Institute, the Director of the Institute, five persons from outside the university to be nominated by the Academic Commission on the basis of their professional merit and/or their responsibilities in the appropriate sector, two student representatives nominated by the ILA Students Association. The Advisory Board meets twice each calendar year.

Research Program and Strategic Vision.

The Institute's research and publication office develops its research program with a variety of interest groups and its sponsors. The research program is then presented to the academic commission for endorsement. As a university-based research centre, ILARPO does not take any official view and all ILARPO research is independent scholarship.

The Research & Publication Office and Bahir Dar University.

The Office enjoys close working relationships with many parts of Bahir Dar University. Specifically the office works in close cooperation with Bahir Dar University’s Research and Publication Office.

ILA-RPO currently is preparing to put in place commissioned consultancies for different national and international agencies.

Staff.

ILARPO is staffed by a multi-disciplinary social sciences team with a very broad range of academic backgrounds and experiences. Disciplines represented include law, geography, economics, surveying, engineering and ITC. The editorial board advises the staff and other researchers on their effort in producing research.