Communities and Social Performance Specialist
RemoteUnited States or Canada
Job Summary
Conduct stakeholder engagement, social due diligence, and community relations activities across KoBold's exploration and development projects. Map and analyze communities, indigenous peoples, and local authorities to build constructive relationships and secure land access. Prepare agreements with Indigenous groups, maintain stakeholder registers, and integrate traditional knowledge into project planning. Assist with social baseline studies, risk assessments, and compliance monitoring while supporting audit and assurance processes. Coordinate with site departments to ensure social performance considerations are integrated into project execution and permit processes. Track community development program delivery, prepare presentations, and lead training on social performance topics. Work in a multicultural, field-based environment with flexible hours and travel to remote sites approximately 6-10 weeks per year.
Required Qualifications
- 5 - 8 years of progressive experience in social performance, community relations or stakeholder engagement within the mining, energy, agriculture or infrastructure sectors
- Strong listening skills and the ability to build trust across cultures and power differentials
- Experience working with First Nations, Métis, Inuit, or other Indigenous communities
- Experience conducting social due diligence, social impact assessments, or human rights due diligence
- Excellent skills in data collection, social monitoring, and report writing
- Willingness to work flexible hours and adapt to changing project priorities
- Willingness and ability to travel to and work at remote field sites, at a pace of approximately 6 - 10 weeks of travel per year
- High level of integrity, cultural awareness, and professional maturity, with the ability to operate effectively in a diverse, cross-functional team
- Curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration and development
- Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities
- All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada
Desired Qualifications
- Fluency in French
- Working knowledge of international social performance frameworks: IFC Performance Standards, ICMM Mining Principles and Performance Expectations, Equator Principles, Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- Experience with stakeholder relationship management or grievance-tracking databases and GIS or mapping tools
- Experience with Resettlement Action Plans
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