Commercial Partnerships Lead – Contractor
ChildFund Uganda
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Take a defined commercial product to market.
- Build and manage a disciplined, value-aligned pipeline.
- Engage senior brand decision-makers.
- Convert multi-year commercial partnerships aligned to agreed valuation parameters.
- Own active pipeline development and prioritisation.
- Drive structured negotiations through to close.
- Provide disciplined forecasting and reporting.
- Operate within agreed pricing floors and commercial guardrails.
- Refine and prioritise named brand targets.
- Develop relationship mapping and outreach sequencing.
- Initiate and lead outreach to senior decision-makers.
- Secure and progress structured commercial meetings.
- Define clear stages, probabilities and revenue forecasts.
- Lead commercial conversations at CMO, Brand Director and CSR Director level.
- Tailor proposals within agreed packaging architecture.
- Drive prospects through internal approval cycles.
- Secure signed multi-year partnership agreements.
- Represent ChildFund Rugby professionally within the rugby and global rights-holder ecosystem.
Requirements
- Proven track record securing multi-year commercial partnerships at six- and seven-figure levels.
- Direct access to senior brand decision-makers.
- Experience selling rights-adjacent or impact-led propositions.
- Comfort operating within complex governance ecosystems.
- Strong commercial structuring and pricing discipline.
- Disciplined pipeline forecasting and reporting capability.
- Desirable: Experience within rugby or comparable global sports ecosystems.
- Desirable: Experience operating alongside valuation or commercial strategy advisors.
- Desirable: Demonstrated understanding of impact-led commercial positioning.
Benefits
- A monthly retainer, reflecting defined days per month and active pipeline management.
- A revenue share on signed commercial agreements directly secured through their engagement.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillsstrategic thinkingorganizational skillsdecision-makingrelationship managementadaptabilitycollaborationinfluencing