Remote Communities & Social Performance Specialist

KoBold Metals; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KoBold Metals is seeking a Communities and Social Performance Specialist to lead relationships with communities around exploration and development projects. You will support the Director of Community Engagement, contribute to stakeholder engagement, and ensure social performance practices meet international standards.

Responsibilities span social due diligence, Indigenous engagement, and coordination with cross-functional teams to integrate social considerations into planning and permitting.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in social performance or stakeholder engagement.
• 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 and human rights due diligence.
• Strong data collection, social monitoring, and report writing.
• Willingness to travel 6–10 weeks per year.
• Ability to work flexibly in a fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities

• Support design and implement stakeholder engagement aligned with company values.
• Identify, map, and analyze stakeholders including communities, indigenous peoples, local authorities, civil society organisations.
• Participate in community consultations, information sessions, and multi-stakeholder forums.
• Build constructive relationships with local communities, traditional authorities, and government agencies.
• Support Indigenous and First Nations engagement activities, including consultation planning and relationship-building.
• Prepare, track, and administer agreements with Indigenous and First Nations groups.
• Integrate traditional knowledge and traditional land-use information into project planning.
• Maintain stakeholder registers, interaction logs, and engagement records.
• Conduct social due diligence reviews for new exploration projects.
• Assist sites with social baseline studies, social impact assessments, and risk assessments.
• Participate in development and review of social risk registers and mitigation measures.
• Track compliance with social obligations across jurisdictions.
• Maintain risk, obligations and commitments registers; support audits.
• Prepare internal and external presentations and reports.
• Provide dedicated social performance support to specific projects.
• Coordinate with Geology, Operations, Security and Health & Safety to integrate social considerations.
• Support permitting processes and community development programs.
• Assist land access processes and track commitments.

Skills

Social performance

Stakeholder engagement

First Nations engagement

Data collection

Reporting

Cross-cultural communication

Travel readiness

Tools

GIS/mapping tools

Job description

KoBold Metals is seeking a Communities and Social Performance Specialist to lead relationships with communities around exploration and development projects. You will support the Director of Community Engagement, contribute to stakeholder engagement, and ensure social performance practices meet international standards.

Responsibilities span social due diligence, Indigenous engagement, and coordination with cross-functional teams to integrate social considerations into planning and permitting.