Director of Community Affairs
DISA Uranium
Location: Remote, located inDenver or Grand Junction, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Phoenix or Tucson, Arizona, preferably. Other western cities to be considered. This is a field-oriented leadership position with regular presence in the communities where the Company works.
Employment Type: Full-time
Travel: Frequent regional travel across the western United States, including southern Utah, western Colorado, the Navajo Nation and Wyoming. Regular evening and weekend availability is required for community meetings and events.
Compensation: $140,000-$175,000, commiserate with experience,plus bonus and a competitive benefits package
Position Overview
The Director of Community Affairs leads DISA Uranium's community outreach and engagement across the western United States and on the Navajo Nation. This person sets the strategy and oversees the execution of every community-facing effort the Company undertakes - from county commission meetings and chamber luncheons to chapter house meetings, open houses, site tours, and grassroots coalitions - and makes sure the Company shows up consistently, honestly, and respectfully wherever it works.
The Director will build and manage the Company's community affairs program and team, design grassroots engagement and coalition strategies, develop the messaging and communications that carry them, and bring a clear, candid read on community sentiment back to executive leadership. The successful candidate understands how trust is built in rural Western communities and with Tribal nations, knows how to organize supporters and partners into durable coalitions, and can move comfortably among ranchers, business owners, local and Tribal leaders, elders, and longtime residents alike.
Uranium carries real and painful history across this region, and nowhere more so than on the Navajo Nation. The person in this role must hold that reality with credibility and care, respect Tribal sovereignty and community protocols, listen more than they talk, and never let the Company's words get ahead of its commitments or the facts.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Community Affairs Strategy and Leadership
• Develop and lead DISA Uranium's community affairs strategy across the western United States and the Navajo Nation, aligned with the Company's project timelines, permitting milestones, and business priorities.
• Oversee and manage all community outreach and engagement programs, including open houses, site tours, informational sessions, community education, and local partnerships.
• Recruit, lead, and develop the community affairs team, including field-based community engagement representatives, and set clear priorities, standards, and accountability.
• Manage the community affairs budget, including sponsorships, events, outreach materials, and community investment.
Grassroots Engagement and Coalition Building
• Design and lead grassroots engagement programs that give supportive residents, workers, businesses, and community leaders a meaningful way to learn about and speak up for the Company's work.
• Build, organize, and deploy coalitions of local businesses, landowners, economic development groups, workforce and education partners, civic organizations, and other allies, and mobilize them at public hearings, comment periods, and key decision points.
• Identify, cultivate, and prepare credible local voices and validators, and equip them with accurate information and support.
• Track coalition strength and supporter engagement over time, and adjust strategy based on what is working.
Navajo Nation and Tribal Engagement
• Lead the Company's community engagement with the Navajo Nation, working with chapter houses, community members, elders, and Tribal leaders with respect for Tribal sovereignty, culture, and governance.
• Coordinate closely with the Company's government affairs leadership on engagement with Navajo Nation government, other Tribal nations, and pueblos so that community and government-to-government relationships move in step.
• Ensure outreach is culturally appropriate and accessible, including Navajo-language materials and interpretation where appropriate.
• Help build community benefit, workforce, and partnership opportunities that respond to what Tribal communities actually need and ask for.
Strategic Communications and Messaging
• Work in conjunction with the External Affairs team to develop and refine messaging, talking points, and materials tailored to local and Tribal audiences across the region.
• Plan and direct community communications campaigns across earned, owned, digital, and local media channels, including community newsletters, local radio, and social media.
• Prepare Company executives and spokespeople for public meetings, hearings, and community forums, and serve as a spokesperson when appropriate.
• Anticipate community concerns and potential issues, surface them early, and help develop responses grounded in the Company's record, commitments, and technical evidence.
Stakeholder Relations, Monitoring, and Reporting
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with county commissioners, mayors, town councils, chapter officials, economic development organizations, and other local decision-makers.
• Maintain a regional stakeholder map and an organized record of contacts, meetings, commitments, and follow-up items so nothing falls through the cracks.
• Monitor local news, social media, public meetings, and community conversations for coverage and sentiment about the Company, uranium, and mining in the region.
• Provide regular, candid reporting to executive leadership on community sentiment, coalition strength, emerging risks, and recommended actions.
• Partner with Operations, Health and Safety, Environmental, and Human Resources so that the Company's community commitments are met on the ground.
Qualifications
Required
• Bachelor's degree in communications, public affairs, political science, public policy, American Indian studies, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in community affairs, public affairs, grassroots organizing, campaigns, strategic communications, or a comparable field, including at least 5 years leading programs and teams.
• A proven record of designing and running grassroots engagement programs and building and deploying coalitions to achieve real outcomes.
• Strong strategic communications skills, including message development, audience targeting, and spokesperson preparation.
• Experience working with Tribal communities and Tribal governments, with a demonstrated understanding of Tribal sovereignty and culturally appropriate engagement.
• Deep familiarity with the rural communities, local governments, and issues of the western United States.
• Strong public speaking skills and the confidence to represent the Company in front of a county commission, a chapter meeting, a packed community forum, or a skeptical neighbor.
• Exceptional organization and judgment, with the ability to manage multiple regions, programs, and priorities at once.
• Discretion, integrity, and sound instincts with sensitive information and politically complex situations.
• Willingness to travel frequently and work evenings and weekends as community meetings and events require; valid driver's license required.
Preferred
• Experience in mining, energy, natural resources, or other industries that operate in rural communities and depend on community support.
• Experience supporting projects through public permitting, environmental review, or public comment processes.
• Experience managing community investment, sponsorship, or community benefit programs.
• Existing relationships with local elected officials, civic organizations, and media across the region.
• Established relationships or experience working on the Navajo Nation and in communities across the Four Corners region.
Benefits
What We Offer
• The chance to shape how a first-of-its-kind company shows up across the American West - cleaning up a real environmental legacy while rebuilding a strategic domestic supply chain.
• Real ownership of the Company's community affairs program, with direct access to executive leadership and the External Affairs team.
• The autonomy to build a program and a team from the ground up and the resources to do it well.
• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience, plus a competitive benefits package.
• A mission-driven, fast-moving culture that rewards initiative, integrity, and follow-through.
• 401k Matching up to 4%
• Excellent Healthcare Benefits
• Bonus Pool
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
To Apply
Please submit a resume and a brief cover note describing your community affairs, grassroots, and coalition-building experience, and your connection to the communities of the western United States and the Navajo Nation. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
