The Programme Managers (PM), each leading a PD (or a Programme Management Cell within the CO), are empowered to manage the relevant programme in order to achieve the programme objectives and especially the High Level Objectives (HLOs) as defined for each Programme by the Participating States.
Every Programme is supervised by a Programme Committee (PC), addressing operational level issues, and a Programme Board (PB), taking strategic level decisions. The PCs and the PBs are formed by representatives of the relevant programme Participating States (OCCAR Member States and non-Member States).

The Central Office with the corporate resources is offering common support to all Programme Divisions and is acting as knowledge pool in the key areas of programme management in support of the Programme Divisions.

OCCAR-EA organisational units are located at eight locations within the OCCAR Member States as shown on the map below:

OCCAR-EA sites

• Bonn (OCCAR-EA Central Office; BOXER, COBRA, ESSOR, Small Programmes and TIGER PDs (Programme Divisions); MUSIS Programme Management Cell)
• Paris (FSAF-PAAMS, FREMM, LSS, MAST-F and MMCM PDs)
• Madrid (A400M PD)
• Seville (A400M satellite office)
• Rome (PPA and U212 NFS PDs; FSAF-PAAMS/CAMM-ER Satellite office)
• La Spezia (LSS PD; FREMM, U212 NFS and PPA Satellite Offices)
• Munich (MALE RPAS PD)
• Saint Nazaire (LSS Satellite Office)
• Castellammare di Stabia (LSS Satellite Office)