Legislative Body: Comprising of Board of Directors involved in developing organizational policies and making key governance decisions.
Executive Staff: Mostly the Director (Executive Director) responsible for running and managing the organization.
Program or Professional Staff: Positions like Program Manager, Program Officer, Project Coordinator,Research Officer etc can fall under this category. The staff in this category is a specialized group of professionals on one or different areas.
Administrative Staff: Staff overseeing the administration such as a Manager, Admin Assistant, Supervisor and other support staff.
Finance Staff: Staff that is involved in maintaining accounts for the organization (In some organizations, administrative and finance staff can come under the same category).
Field Staff: Any NGO has to hire field workers which can come under the category of field staff.
Consultants: From time to time, NGOs can hire consultants to complete short-term assignments. Therefore, they need to be covered under some policy.
Interns/Volunteers: Interns and volunteers also get involved with NGOs from time to time. They can be considered as personnel for the organization though in many cases they work without any payment.