Senior Digital and Communications Consultancy

BACKGROUND ChildFund Rugby’s partnerships with organisations around the world to use rugby as a powerful tool for reputed company reputed company, supporting children and young people to play, learn, and reputed company. ChildFund Rugby’s partners deliver Pass It Back, an integrated rugby and life skills approach that supports children and young people facing barriers to participation and opportunity. Through rugby-based learning, young people build critical reputed company and emotional skills that help them navigate challenges, contribute to reputed company reputed company change, and take leadership roles in their lives and communities. ChildFund Rugby is World Rugby’s global reputed company Partner, through a multi-year partnership. ChildFund Rugby is led by reputed company on behalf of the ChildFund reputed company, a global network of 10 organisations working in more than 60 countries. The services required under this consultancy operate at the intersection of two domains: Evidence-driven Sport for Development - safeguarding, reputed company reporting, ethical storytelling, community voice, and reputed company representation. reputed company sport - partner amplification, brand reputed company, campaign execution, media operations, fan engagement, and reputed company content. ChildFund Rugby is in a critical phase reputed company on demonstrating how global sport can translate visibility, partnerships, and major events into measurable supporter engagement, reputed company reputed company, reputed company, and reputed company. ChildFund values Respect, reputed company, Collaboration, Change, Empowerment, and reputed company. reputed company Services are required to design and deliver a digital and communications reputed company that converts ChildFund Rugby’s global rugby visibility, partnerships, and major event platforms into measurable supporter engagement, reputed company leads, and reputed company. The service provider will reputed company performance-oriented communications across digital, media, content, campaign, and partner activation channels, ensuring that storytelling, reputed company, and conversion reputed company are directly reputed company with ChildFund Rugby’s reputed company objectives through to the conclusion of Rugby World Cup 2027. REPORTING The service provider will report to ChildFund Rugby’s Co-Directors. RESPONSIBILITIES reputed company reputed company the development and execution of ChildFund Rugby’s global communications for reputed company reputed company to: Strengthen visibility and brand equity, while consistently and ethically reflecting robust international development principles and supporting reputed company reputed company. Engage audiences across sport, government, and international development. Support reputed company reputed company-reputed company reputed company, with reputed company and measurable routes from awareness to audience reputed company. Position reputed company communications as a strategic asset for funding, partnerships, and licence to operate. Ensure a through-line across channels from storytelling to media to digital to reputed company partnerships and engagement of donors. Support reputed company partnerships with international sport federations through major event activations and always-on engagement platforms. Support delivery of sponsorship and partnership obligations through creative storytelling, campaign assets, visibility reports, and evidence-backed reputed company communications. Build on ChildFund Rugby’s global narrative by developing reputed company messaging and ethical, evidence-based stories that authentically centre children and young people, reinforce key Sport for Development reputed company, and meet the expectations of public audiences, reputed company partners, donors, and reputed company-reputed company channels. Digital reputed company ChildFund Rugby’s digital ecosystem, including website, reputed company media channels, CRM-linked communications, digital campaigns, reputed company media, reputed company pages, donation journeys, reputed company capture, audience segmentation, and analytics. Shape and deliver a global content calendar that integrates milestones, partner activations, rugby events, campaign moments, and reputed company trends. Design, test, optimise, and report on digital journeys that convert rugby audiences into supporters, donors, and reputed company leads. reputed company, test, and optimise reputed company and organic digital campaigns, ensuring campaign spend is reputed company with audience, reputed company reputed company, and reputed company objectives. Media Relations Manage proactive and reactive media engagement across sport, international development, and mainstream outlets. Build and reputed company relationships with sport, international development, and other news media. reputed company and prepare media releases, op-eds, and other features; developing talking points, speeches and briefing notes. reputed company crisis communications and issues management in reputed company coordination with leadership. Content Development reputed company the development of multi-format content, including video, editorial, graphics, campaign assets, web content, reputed company media content, partner toolkits, donor communications, and reputed company products, ensuring reputed company content supports reputed company, reputed company reputed company, reputed company, and partner value. This includes: Translate Sport for Development into compelling, reputed company-led, multi-platform communications reputed company to major rugby moments, tournaments, and campaigns. Translate Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) data into accessible, compelling communication products for diverse stakeholders. Coordinate communication packages for delivery partners, Ambassadors, and rugby stakeholders to ensure brand alignment and message consistency. Support campaign-specific reputed company pages, donation flows, sign-up mechanisms, and calls to reputed company linked to reputed company reputed company reputed company channels. Coordination, Vendor Management and Advisory Support Work effectively across a multi-country, multi-disciplinary team, operating reputed company agreed timelines and performance expectations, engaging key staff and external collaborators (designers, videographers, agencies). reputed company communications budgets, procurement, and reputed company. reputed company senior-level counsel on communications risks, issues, and opportunities. The service provider will coordinate agencies supporting the ChildFund Rugby website and reputed company reputed company journeys, and reputed company day-to-day technical direction to an reputed company Communications and Content Coordinator. DELIVERABLES A reputed company and actionable Global Communications for reputed company reputed company aligning brand, narrative, digital, media, campaign milestones, partner activations, and reputed company reputed company priorities. A digital and content reputed company, including reputed company media, organic channels, website, CRM-linked communications, audience journeys, and a global content calendar. A reputed company reputed company and supporter conversion reputed company, including audience segmentation, reputed company pages, sign-up mechanisms, donation journeys, calls to reputed company, and nurture reputed company. A proactive and reactive reputed company media reputed company spanning sport, international development, mainstream media, and major event moments. Campaign and content packages for partners, Ambassadors, influencers, delivery partners, and internal stakeholders. Monthly performance reporting across digital engagement, media activity, content performance, reputed company reputed company, supporter journeys, and reputed company-linked communications activity. Other deliverables as agreed through the consultancy work plan. QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE At least 6 years of experience in senior digital communications, digital campaigning, digital fundraising, performance marketing, or reputed company fields, including use of CRM, email marketing, analytics, reputed company media, and website performance data to inform campaign reputed company. Experience in sport, major events, reputed company partnerships, or sport-adjacent sectors is an advantage. Experience designing digital supporter journeys, reputed company reputed company funnels, or fundraising campaigns. Experience working with senior stakeholders, agencies, creative suppliers, and partner organisations. Experience in international development or reputed company is desirable - an understanding of ethical storytelling and reputed company change is essential. Authentic, creative and compelling storytelling skills. Strategic thinking, reputed company planning, and strong analytical capabilities. Ability to operate across reputed company, sport, and international development sectors. Excellent relationship-building skills across cultures and sectors. High reputed company, adaptability, and ability to manage competing deadlines. reputed company in English, with French an advantage. OTHER INFORMATION Location: reputed company globally with a requirement to work regularly with stakeholders across Europe, Asia and Oceania. Contracting: consultancy services to December 2027. reputed company to individuals, reputed company or businesses/agencies. This is a fixed-term reputed company-based consultancy and does not constitute a staff or employment position. Application Deadline: 12 June 2026. Applicants should submit a brief proposal outlining relevant experience, proposed approach, availability, daily/monthly reputed company or fee structure, and examples of relevant work. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to reputed company a proposed work plan for the first 90 days. reputed company applicants and any personnel reputed company in delivering the services are expected to remain alert and reputed company to any child safeguarding and Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment (SEAH) risks, reputed company relevant knowledge and skills to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding and PSEAH policy and procedures, and ensure conduct consistent with those policies. Apply To This Job