SRSO is designed in such a way that it specializes as a support organization, which provides social guidance to the communities through its vast network of Regional Offices within which it also has its Field Units.

An independent Board of Directors is responsible for all the policy decisions. The Chief Executive Officer, SRSO is the administrative head who alongwith the management team is responsible for programme implementation.

At the Head Office level, the Social Mobilization section is headed by the General Manager, while there are 6 Programme Sections that are each headed by a Programme Manager. These Sections include Finance and Human Resources (F&A), Human Resource Development (HRD), Physical Infrastructure and Technology Department (PITD), Rural Credit and Enterprise Development (RCED), Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER), Gender and Enterprise Development (GAD). The Natural Resource Management (NRM), Social Sector Services (SSS), are headed by Programme Officers

The field operations are directly managed through the Regional Offices. Each Regional Office is managed by a Regional Programme Coordinator or Team Leader who is assisted by a team of professional staff representing: Social Mobilization (two male and female Social Organizers), PITD (Regional Engineer), RCED (Credit Officer) and Finance (Finance Assistant).