Administration Manager, DRC

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.

 

About The Role:

You will play a critical role in ensuring smooth administrative and operational support for KoBold’s office in the DRC. You will coordinate logistics, manage vendors, support travel and immigration for expatriates, and ensure the office runs professionally and efficiently. Since KoBold is a startup company, your role will be dynamic and your responsibilities will evolve as the company grows.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Oversee day-to-day administrative and office operations
  
  
• Coordinate logistics for travel, accommodation, site visits, and events
  
  
• Manage relationships with vendors and service providers
  
  
• Support immigration processes, including visas and work permits
  
  
• Translate key documents and communications between English and French
  
  
• Facilitate communication across teams and with external stakeholders
  
  
• Ensure compliance with local administrative and operational regulations
  
  
• Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner
  
  
• Identify and implement improvements to administrative systems
  
  
• Promote and model safe behavior in all logistical and office activities

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in administration, operations, or office management
  
  
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  
  
• Experience managing travel and immigration logistics
  
  
• Ability to work effectively across cultures and with international teams
  
  
• Fluency in both French and English, written and spoken
  
  
• The ability to quickly learn new tools as needed and solve new problems continuously
  
  
• A high degree of independence and the ability to work effectively with limited supervision
  
  
• Interest in contributing broadly to the success of the company and eager to pitch in where needed

 

It is helpful but not required to have experience with:

• Supporting field-based or technical teams
  
  
• Administration in mining or exploration environments

KoBold Metals is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for people of any race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

This position is (Contract,  Exempt)

 

At this time, we are only accepting applications from Congolese nationals.

(Location: Lubumbashi, DRC)