HR Lead, DRC

The role

The HR Lead will build and run the people function for KoBold Exploration DRC. You will establish HR systems, ensure compliance with DRC labour law, and support recruitment, payroll, and employee relations.

What you will do

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee relations across Lubumbashi, Manono, and field sites
• Ensure compliance with the DRC Labour Code and statutory obligations including CNSS, INPP, ONEM, and IRPP
• Lead labour-inspection readiness and manage relationships with the Labour Inspectorate
• Support immigration matters
• Provide support to the recruiting team including onboarding and offer management
• Support payroll administration
• Coordinate performance management processes with line managers
• Support Workday administration and adoption
• Maintain accurate employee records
• Foster a positive industrial-relations environment and manage disciplinary processes

Required qualifications

• 7+ years in HR operations or HR generalist/management roles
• Strong, current knowledge of the DRC Labour Code and statutory framework (CNSS, INPP, ONEM, IRPP/DGI, and the Labour Inspectorate)
• Practical experience managing expatriate work permits, work cards, and immigration processes in the DRC
• French and English fluency required
• First-principles thinker
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about mineral exploration and geology
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing, early-stage company
• Comfort with a dynamic work environment

Nice to have

• hands-on Workday experience
• experience standing up or scaling an HR function
• preferably in mining, exploration, or other science- or engineering-based environments

Before you apply

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

About the company

KoBold is an AI native mineral exploration, mine development, and technology development company. The company integrates artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and new technology to discover critical minerals.