The Directorate of Research Development and Coordination is one among two directorates of TAWIRI. The Directorate consists of four (4) sections namely; Research Management and Coordination Section, Research Development and Promotion Section, Veterinary Science and Wildlife Laboratories Section; and Conservation Information and Monitoring Section.

The Directorate is responsible for undertaking wildlife research planning and coordination; developing wildlife research agenda, guidelines and research activities of the Institute; fostering coordination of research efforts by local and foreign scientists; preparing annual performance report of the Institute on wildlife research; soliciting research funds from within and outside the country; developing and supervising wildlife research programmes; supervising and coordinating all wildlife surveys and research management, coordination, inspection, research permits, wildlife veterinary science and laboratory matters; linking the Institute with key stakeholders on matters related to wildlife surveys, research development, coordination, wildlife laboratories, and veterinary sciences; carrying out research and investigating wildlife diseases and their causes so as to develop way of preventing or controlling the occurrence of particular wildlife diseases or any category of the disease; and coordinating wildlife research carried out within mainland Tanzania.