Communities and Social Performance Specialist

Communities and Social Performance About the company:  The mining industry has steadily become worse at finding new ore deposits, requiring >10X more capital to make discoveries compared to 30 years ago. The easy-to-find, near-surface deposits have largely been found, and the industry has chronically under-invested in new exploration technology, relying on the manual techniques of yesteryear – even as demand accelerates for copper, lithium, and other metals to build electric vehicles, renewable energy, and data centers. KoBold builds AI models for mineral exploration and deploys those models—alongside our novel sensors—to guide decisions on KoBold-owned-and-operated exploration programs. Since our founding in 2018, KoBold has become by far both the largest independent mineral exploration company and the largest exploration technology developer. Our data scientists and software engineers, who come from leading technology companies, jointly lead exploration programs with our renowned exploration geologists. KoBold has proven its first discovery with materially less capital than the industry average and found one of the best copper deposits ever discovered: the copper is far more concentrated than the global average of copper mines, and this asset alone is expected to generate meaningful revenue for decades. KoBold has a portfolio of more than 60 other projects, each of which has the potential for another high-quality discovery. KoBold is privately held; investors include institutional asset managers T. Rowe Price and Canada Pension Plan Investments; technology venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BOND Capital, and Standard Investments; and natural resources companies Equinor, BHP, and Mitsubishi. About The Role: The Communities and Social Performance Specialist will play a leading role in ensuring that KoBold builds strong relationships with communities everywhere we operate, delivers benefits to lift up these communities, and gains lasting, informed community support for our mineral exploration and mining projects. This role will support KoBold’s Director of Community Engagement, by providing technical and operational support to the Communities & Social Performance (C&SP) team across exploration and development projects. Working under the guidance of the Director of Community Engagement, the Specialist contributes to stakeholder engagement, social due diligence, compliance monitoring, and community relations activities. The role requires a hands-on professional who can work effectively in a multicultural, field-based environment and support the company’s commitment to responsible mining practices aligned with the highest international standards. Key Responsibilities Community Relations and Stakeholder Engagement - Support the design and implement stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment with company values and business objectives. - Identify, map, and analyze stakeholders, including communities, indigenous peoples, local authorities, civil society organisations. - Participate in community consultations, information sessions, and multi-stakeholder forums, ensuring inclusive and culturally appropriate engagement. - Build constructive relationships with local communities, traditional authorities, and government agencies to foster social acceptance and secure land access. - Support Indigenous and First Nations engagement activities, including consultation planning, relationship-building with Indigenous governments, communities, and organisations. - Prepare, track, and administer agreements with Indigenous and First Nations groups (e.g., consultation protocols, exploration/access agreements). - Integrate traditional knowledge and traditional land-use information into project planning. - Maintain stakeholder registers, interaction logs, and engagement records, ensuring all interactions are documented and traceable. Social Due Diligence - Conduct social due diligence re