The NEC of the party is the highest layer in the party structure, and is composed of 15 members who are elected every national party conference (i.e. every 2 years). These members represent the leadership of the party. Their responsibilities include: mapping out the general policy directions of the party; holding the biannual national conference; holding exceptional conferences whenever deemed necessary (requires 2/3rd of the NEC vote); and managing the party’s internal organisation and public and private relations by overseeing and coordinating the work of the various branches.

The Party’s national organisation is composed of 6 offices. The Political Office is the main organ of the party responsible for the planning, execution and communication of the party’s political stances and policy. The Finance Office is tasked with raising funds for the party, and for accounting for party expenditure. The Media Office is responsible for expressing the party’s voice, and oversees the party’s newspaper and TV channel. The Public Relations Office is responsible for all public relations work. The Office for Organisation and Coordination coordinates and oversees the work of the provincial organisation. The Office for Out-of-Country Organisation was particularly important prior to the collapse of Saddam’s regime; due to the ruthless suppression of political activism under Saddam, the party was forced to carry out the majority of its political activities from exile. This office was responsible for coordinating and overseeing such work. Today, the nature of the work party offices abroad carry out is of course very different: working with Iraqi refugees, organising events for Iraqi exiles, building ties with non-governmental organisations and so forth.