The governance of the JPO is assured by a Steering Committee, co-chaired by AUC, EC as the result of the historical foundation of the Programme which is deeply rooted in the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) regarding cooperation on satellite navigation.

Members include EC, AUC, AFCAC, ACAC, ICAO, RECs (EAC, COMESA, ECOWAS, ECCAS, IGAD, UEMOA, SADC), EUSPA, ASECNA. The membership was later extended to cover the entire GNSS Community.