Talent pool
Research Assistant
- Nairobi (Westlands)
- Hybrid
- AI Data & Knowledge Ops
- Junior
Treba is building its knowledge operations talent pool for research placements with UK businesses and AI companies.
This is a talent pool registration. It is not a live vacancy with an immediate start. We're building our pool of research assistantcandidates ahead of upcoming client placements, and we'll contact you when a matching brief opens.
The work
- Desk research, data gathering, and source verification
- Structured summaries, briefing documents, and competitor tracking
- Database maintenance and knowledge base curation
- Supporting analysts and executives with decision-ready outputs
You should have
- A university degree with strong academic writing
- Demonstrable research method — sourcing, verification, citation
- Advanced Google-fu, Sheets/Excel competence, and comfort with new tools
- The judgement to say "the data doesn't support that" when it doesn't
Why register
- Intellectually varied work across industries and clients
- Formal employment, statutory benefits, and structured skill development
- Progression into analyst, knowledge management, and AI data roles
English requirement
CEFR C2 or above. English is assessed during the skills assessment.
Application
Register for Research Assistant
Apply with your CV — shortlisted candidates complete a skills assessment and structured interview. All fields are required unless marked optional.
Before you apply
Know how we hire
Four stages, roughly two weeks, and a clear answer either way. Read the full process before you start.