• Provide subject matter expertise to facilitate the creation of the AFN/AFS Governance & Management Support Structure across the 32 NATO Nations also known as Alliance Federated Partners (AFPs) and NCIA;
• The SME shall provide the mechanism (processes) for the AFN/AFS assigned authorities (beneath) to collaborate with each other and receive requirements from NDS and Nations:

- AFS Operational Authority;

- CIS Operational Authority;

- Information Management Authority;

- Service Management Authority;

- Technical Authority Verification and Validation Authority;

- CIS Security Coordinating Authority;

- Security Accreditation Authority.

• The SME shall draft the AFN/AFS roadmap and governance and managements plans; coordinate and synchronise and update as necessary  with approval from NDS;
• The SME shall lead and Implement governance and management activities to ensure seamless application of the AFN/AFS instantiation and its operational and change management processes;
• The SME shall initiate a Communications and Information knowledge Management strategies;
• The SME shall create issue and risk registers and link to NCIA registers;
• The SME shall direct the service management activities, processes and functions across the AFPs;
• The SME shall organise key stakeholder meetings in the name of AFN/AFS/NDS/NCIA; ensuring agenda, minutes etc. are recorded and distributed;
• The SME shall engage and interact with senior staff officers from all AFPs/NDS/NCIA.