The MOU is staffed from both the private and public sector.

Most employees hold a University degree and have experience and expertise in managing and monitoring regional development programmes. Moreover, a number of them hold postgraduate degrees.

MOU staff is either stationed at the MOU headquarters or is deployed with the Expert Teams. The MOU also recruits staff from the private sector, which is seconded to the Managing Authorities.

In all, the MOU employs 1.195 people, of whom 583 are women and 612 are men (October 2009).

• 1.052 hold a university degree
• 89 are graduates of technological educational institutes
• 50 are lyceum graduates and 4 have completed compulsory education

Among the MOU employees, 57 hold a PhD degree and 496 hold a postgraduate (Masters level) degree.