KoBold Metals
Mining
ManageroraDirectorlevelSecurityexpert
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“Manager or a Director level Security expert at KoBold Metals. Skills: Global security strategy, Crisis management, Intelligence gathering. Establish global security strategy. Implement global security strategy”
Industry & Context.
Threat assessment; Crisis management; Incident response
Focus on high-risk regions, Work in high-risk regions, Work near DRC/Zambia border, Work in sensitive border areas
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Manager or Director level Security expert, Establish, implement, and oversee global security strategy, Develop and lead physical security, Develop and lead travel risk management, Develop and lead crisis response, Develop and lead asset protection, Develop and lead intelligence-gathering functions, Lead design, implementation, and management of in-country security program for Zambia, Supervise and develop Zambia-based Security Coordinators, Develop and maintain site-specific security plans, Oversee and manage contracted security providers, Lead security planning and execution for operations near DRC/Zambia border, Manage escort protocols, Serve as primary liaison with ZNP and DJOC, Establish and manage protocols for workforce travel, Oversee secure logistics support, Coordinate medical evacuation planning, Develop and maintain intelligence channels, Produce timely, actionable intelligence briefs, Provide routine situational awareness updates, Lead security response during incidents, Prepare thorough incident reports, Lead after-action reviews, Support KoBold’s broader crisis management framework, Ability to enforce security contracting
Nice to Have
Working knowledge of French
What You'll Do.
Establish global security strategy
Implement global security strategy
Oversee global security strategy
Develop physical security functions
Lead physical security functions
Develop travel risk management functions
Lead travel risk management functions
Develop crisis response functions
Lead crisis response functions
Develop asset protection functions
Lead asset protection functions
Develop intelligence-gathering functions
Lead intelligence-gathering functions
Lead in-country security program design for Zambia
Lead in-country security program implementation for Zambia
Lead in-country security program management for Zambia
Supervise Zambia-based Security Coordinators
Develop Zambia-based Security Coordinators
Provide mentorship to Security Coordinators
Provide performance management to Security Coordinators
Provide tasking to Security Coordinators
Develop site-specific security plans for Zambia
Maintain site-specific security plans for Zambia
Manage contracted security providers
Vet contracted security providers
Manage performance of security providers
Ensure provider compliance with KoBold standards
Ensure provider compliance with VPSHR
Lead security planning for DRC/Zambia border operations
Lead security execution for DRC/Zambia border operations
Coordinate with Zambia National Police
Coordinate with District Joint Operations Committee
Manage escort protocols
Liaise with Zambia National Police
Liaise with District Joint Operations Committee
Establish workforce travel protocols for high-risk areas
Manage workforce travel protocols for high-risk areas
Establish communication plans for workforce travel
Oversee secure logistics support for personnel travel
Coordinate medical evacuation planning with HSE
Coordinate medical evacuation planning with operations
Develop intelligence channels
Maintain intelligence channels
Monitor threats relevant to KoBold operations
Report on threats relevant to KoBold operations
Produce intelligence briefs
Provide situational awareness updates
Lead security response during incidents
Coordinate with law enforcement during incidents
Coordinate with security providers during incidents
Coordinate with crisis management team during incidents
Prepare incident reports
Lead after-action reviews for incidents
Support KoBold’s crisis management framework
Enforce security contracting compliance with ethical standards
Enforce security contracting compliance with law
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional coordination; Coordination with law enforcement; Coordination with security providers; Coordination with crisis management team; Coordination with HSE; Coordination with operations teams; Coordination with Zambia National Police; Coordination with DJOC
Communication Scope
Intelligence briefs; Situational awareness updates
Full Job Description
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. In the six years since founding, 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. We are hiring a Manager or a Director level Security expert to accelerate our mission. About the role: The Manager/Director of Security is responsible for establishing, implementing, and overseeing a comprehensive global security strategy for the company’s activities, with
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