Director of Community Affairs

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🌵 Arizona, Colorado, +3 more states – Remote

🌵 Arizona – Remote ⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🌶️ New Mexico – Remote ⛷️ Utah – Remote 🦬 Wyoming – Remote

💵 $140k - $175k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👫 Community Manager

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DISA Uranium

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51 - 200 employees

⚡ Energy

🔧 Hardware

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $105M Private Equity Round on 2026-08

Energy • Hardware

DISA Uranium is a U. S. -based company focused on remediating legacy uranium mine waste, producing domestic uranium from permitted conventional mines, and rebuilding American uranium and vanadium processing capacity. The company holds a unique U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license authorizing remediation and recovery across multiple abandoned uranium mine sites, and it deploys a patented HPSA® liberation technology to selectively liberate and concentrate uranium on-site, lower energy intensity, reduce material transported to mills, and improve downstream recovery. DISA positions itself as an integrated platform connecting cleanup, mining production, and processing to increase domestic nuclear fuel supply.

📋 Description

• Develop and lead DISA Uranium’s community affairs strategy across the western United States and the Navajo Nation • Oversee 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 • Manage the community affairs budget, including sponsorships, events, outreach materials, and community investment • Design and lead grassroots engagement programs • Build, organize, and deploy coalitions of local businesses, landowners, economic development groups, workforce and education partners, civic organizations, and other allies • Identify, cultivate, and prepare credible local voices and validators • Track coalition strength and supporter engagement and adjust strategy • Lead community engagement with the Navajo Nation, chapter houses, community members, elders, and Tribal leaders • Coordinate with government affairs leadership on Tribal and Navajo Nation engagement • Ensure culturally appropriate and accessible outreach, including Navajo-language materials and interpretation where appropriate • Help build community benefit, workforce, and partnership opportunities • Develop messaging, talking points, and materials for local and Tribal audiences • Plan and direct community communications campaigns across earned, owned, digital, and local media channels • Prepare executives and spokespeople for public meetings, hearings, and forums; serve as spokesperson when appropriate • Anticipate community concerns and develop evidence-based responses • Build and maintain relationships with local decision-makers and community stakeholders • Maintain a regional stakeholder map and organized records of contacts, meetings, commitments, and follow-up items • Monitor local news, social media, public meetings, and community conversations for coverage and sentiment • Report regularly to executive leadership on community sentiment, coalition strength, emerging risks, and recommended actions • Partner with Operations, Health and Safety, Environmental, and Human Resources to fulfill community commitments

🎯 Requirements

• 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 • 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 confidence representing the Company before public and community audiences • Exceptional organization and judgment, with ability to manage multiple regions, programs, and priorities simultaneously • 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 operating in rural communities • Preferred: experience supporting projects through public permitting, environmental review, or public comment processes • Preferred: experience managing community investment, sponsorship, or community benefit programs • Preferred: existing relationships with local elected officials, civic organizations, and media across the region • Preferred: established relationships or experience working on the Navajo Nation and in the Four Corners region

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience, plus a competitive benefits package • 401k Matching up to 4% • Excellent Healthcare Benefits • Bonus Pool • PTO • Paid Holidays • 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 • A mission-driven, fast-moving culture that rewards initiative, integrity, and follow-through

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