Senior Digital and Communications Consultant

ChildFund Uganda

Lead the development and execution of ChildFund Rugby’s global communications strategy. Focus on building visibility, engagement, and revenue from rugby initiatives until Rugby World Cup 2027.

Posted 6/1/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development and execution of ChildFund Rugby’s global communications for impact strategy.
Strengthen visibility and brand equity, while consistently and ethically reflecting robust international development principles and supporting revenue generation.
Engage audiences across sport, government, and international development.
Support priority revenue-generation pathways, with clear and measurable routes from awareness to audience action.
Position impact 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 commercial partnerships and engagement of donors.
Support social impact 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 impact communications.
Build on ChildFund Rugby’s global narrative by developing clear messaging and ethical, evidence-based stories.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 6 years of experience in senior digital communications, digital campaigning, digital fundraising, performance marketing, or related fields, including use of CRM, email marketing, analytics, paid media, and website performance data to inform campaign decisions.
Experience in sport, major events, commercial partnerships, or sport-adjacent sectors is an advantage.
Experience designing digital supporter journeys, lead generation funnels, or fundraising campaigns.
Experience working with senior stakeholders, agencies, creative suppliers, and partner organisations.
Experience in international development or social impact is desirable - an understanding of ethical storytelling and social change is essential.
Authentic, creative and compelling storytelling skills.
Strategic thinking, forward planning, and strong analytical capabilities.
Ability to operate across commercial, sport, and international development sectors.
Excellent relationship-building skills across cultures and sectors.
High resilience, adaptability, and ability to manage competing deadlines.
Fluency in English, with French an advantage.

Benefits

Comp & perks

This is a fixed-term output-based consultancy and does not constitute a staff or employment position.

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Hard Skills & Tools

digital communicationsdigital campaigningdigital fundraisingperformance marketingCRMemail marketinganalyticspaid mediawebsite performance datafundraising campaigns

Soft Skills

storytellingstrategic thinkinganalytical capabilitiesrelationship-buildingcreativityadaptabilityresilienceforward planningcommunicationcultural awareness