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Who We Are

Program Directors and Lead Researchers

Team of Researchers and Field Coordinators

Become Part of the Team

We have ongoing evaluation studies in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria. For each measurement wave, a team of two research assistants collects data on-site over a period of 10 to 12 weeks.

The Tasks Involve:

  • recruiting students for participating in the training group and control group
  • managing the data collection process
  • following-up via telephone and personal communication on former STEP students and students of the control group
  • collecting data through questionnaires and interviews
  • documentation and data entry of the collected data
  • documenting through case studies the success of STEP students

To Join the Team, You Need to:

  • be fluent in English (for African countries) or Spanish (for Latin American countries)
  • have cultural sensitivity awareness
  • be competent and confident in foreign environments
  • show very high personal initiative in executing the tasks
  • be comfortable with situations that require a very high degree of flexibility
  • be creative in generating alternative options and plan Bs
  • have a very high sense of responsibility
  • have very high skills in managing and organizing
  • be highly persistent

Open Positions

We are currently looking for Research Assistants who support us in Kenya and Nigeria.

Nigeria: Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu

  • T1 Pre-Evaluation: September – October
  • T2 Post-Evaluation: End October – Mid December

Kenya: Mount Kenya University, Thika

  • T3 Long-term Evaluation: August – September
  • T1 Pre-Evaluation: September – October
  • T2 Post-Evaluation: End October – Mid December

Details can be found here: JobPosting_STEP_RA2025

Any Questions?

Have a look the FAQ
or feel free to contact us in case of questions or queries.

We are looking forward to your application.

Our Partners

STEP is funded by:

We are Partnering with the Following Organizations to Implement STEP:

Out of 54 submissions across 24 different countries and 46 institutions, we are delighted to announce that our STEP Training has earned the esteemed second place in the GBSN-EFMD Going BEYOND Awards

2nd Place Going Beyond Awards

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