The Operations Lead holds responsibility for the development and implementation of systems, policies and procedures (SP&P) that support the effective implementation of APC’s strategic plan and contribute towards developing and consolidating organizational practices of sustainability, rooted in values of autonomy, accountability and distributed leadership, improving the day to day work experience of the APC team. They accompany teams in order to strengthen their capacities to systematically apply and integrate SP&P into project management and activity implementation and operationalise the work through connecting with APC’s management team and mechanisms, working closely with APC’s operations director.They hold responsibility for implementation of APC’s Closer Than Ever (CTE) strategy supporting the engagement and participation of APC Members, Associates and partners communities and coordinate the work of the CTE Team. They co-lead on the creation and advocacy of critical infrastructure (including hybrid environments) that informs and strengthens APC’s CTE strategy and advocate around it, working with APC’s Tech Coordinator.