Finding the materials of the future with AI and HI. Backed by a16z.
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.
What they're looking for
- 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
More about this role
In the coming decades, our world needs far more critical minerals including copper, lithium, and cobalt, to build electric infrastructure, vehicles, data centers, and electronics. The mining industry is making 10x fewer discoveries per dollar spent on exploration compared to 30 years ago because the easy-to-find, near surface deposits have largely been discovered.
KoBold is the leading scientific mineral exploration, mine development, and technology development company. Our goal is to turn mineral exploration into a repeatable science to discover the minerals the world needs—by integrating artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and new technology. Our multidisciplinary teams of data scientists, engineers, and geologists work together to build data systems, design new sensors, and establish industry-leading workflows to develop and test subsurface predictions on our exploration projects.
Our first discovery, Mingomba, is a high-grade copper deposit in Zambia, found after spending materially less than industry average. We are developing Mingomba with the same technical rigor that we apply to exploration. The Mingomba team brings together mine and processing engineers,...
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