Head of Corporate Communications

Supports World Rugby's strategic goals by protecting and enhancing the organisation's corporate reputation, helping to align stakeholders and enabling maximum revenues for the game. It sits within a communications team with a broad remit to grow the sport's visibility and audience base and increase trust with fans. The role combines day-to-day communications delivery with strategic problem-solving and involves managing the wider team in raising the profile of key initiatives and competitions.

• Develop and maintain a public relations strategy for major target growth markets in line with World Rugby's strategic plan.
• Develop and deliver a strategy for managing World Rugby's reputation on issues relating to player welfare and the laws of the game.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with core stakeholders to align the rugby ecosystem around key developments.
• Manage issues management communications strategy execution.
• Manage World Rugby's reputation with national governments on issues of reputational importance outside Rugby World Cup structures as required.
• Act as a spokesperson for the organisation with the media where required.
• Manage the budget in each of the above areas and of any World Rugby corporate communications agency project or retainers.
• Support strategic goals by helping to ensure that the organisation's reputation enables maximum revenues for the game and by managing the wider team in raising the profile of key initiatives and competitions.
• Be available out of hours and at weekends as required, especially during World Rugby tournaments such as the men's and women's Rugby World Cups.
• Undertake other reasonable duties as set out by the Chief Communications Officer.

• Ability to mix day-to-day communications delivery with the ability to tackle problems at a strategic level.
• Energy, enthusiasm and the ability to successfully integrate within a broad range of teams across the business.
• Quick thinking, calm and decisive under pressure.
• Creative problem-solving, able to work with others to find creative solutions and respond to new opportunities.
• Cultural awareness with a global perspective on audiences and content.
• A passion for sport and a desire to contribute to the further growth of Rugby.
• Adeptness at working under pressure in a fast-paced environment, delivering work to deadlines and honouring commitments.

• Preferably a minimum of five years' experience of working in a senior role in corporate communications within sport or a fast-paced organisation.
• Experience with a focus on strategy development, narrative and messaging development, stakeholder management and media engagement.
• Rugby knowledge.
• Language skills.

• Most roles offer hybrid working.
• Colleagues are asked to work three days a week out of home: two core office days (Tuesday and Wednesday) and a third day of choice to be with stakeholders; out of home can mean working in a World Rugby office or hub, working from a venue, or face-to-face meetings with partners, suppliers, agencies, teammates or other rugby family stakeholders.
• The remaining two days are flexible to work from home or the office, and this applies to the Dublin and London offices.
• Involves global travel and out-of-hours work.

World Rugby is the global governing body for Rugby Union, with a strategic purpose of bringing people together through iconic events, impactful investment and strong leadership and support for members. It owns and organises iconic sporting events including the Men's and Women's Rugby World Cups, while unlocking opportunities in the women's game, fostering an attractive game and protecting player welfare and long-term sustainability at every level. World Rugby is committed to building a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and feel they belong.