Join the Kavana Labs Team
Help us build the people, systems, programs, and infrastructure that will shape Africa's next generation of engineers, researchers, builders, and technology leaders.
Kavana Labs is starting with KES 001, but the vision is much larger. We are building a long-term ecosystem for engineering education, research, product development, mentorship, and innovation across Africa. We are looking for committed contributors who can help us run programs, support learners, build systems, create content, form partnerships, and document measurable impact.
Three ways to contribute
Joining the team is not random volunteering. It is contributing to a long-term institution building Africa's engineering, research, product, and innovation capacity — beginning with KES 001. Opportunities are grouped into three categories, each with a clear focus.
Kavana Labs Core Team
Roles that support the long-term growth of Kavana Labs as an institution — operations, communications, partnerships, technology, design, research, governance, and impact.
KES Delivery Team
Roles that support the direct execution of KES 001 and future cohorts — learner support, tutoring, cohort coordination, mentorship coordination, session support, technical support, documentation, and feedback.
Mentors and Coaches
Roles for experienced professionals, researchers, engineers, founders, educators, or advanced students who want to guide learners through technical growth, career direction, project work, and long-term development.
Why contribute to Kavana Labs?
Open roles
Browse open opportunities across the core team, KES delivery, and mentorship. Filter by category or search, then apply directly to any role.
Kavana Labs Core Team
Long-term institution-building across operations, communications, partnerships, technology, design, research, governance, and impact.
Operations and Administration · Core-Team Volunteer
Operations & Administration Volunteer
Support the internal coordination, documentation, scheduling, and execution systems that keep Kavana Labs organized and consistent.
What you'll do
- Help coordinate meetings, action items, internal records, and follow-ups.
- Maintain shared documents, trackers, and operational workflows.
- Support planning for Kavana Labs programmes, events, and initiatives.
- Help keep team communication organized and accountable.
- Document decisions, next steps, and progress updates.
Operations and Administration · Core-Team Volunteer
Volunteer & People Coordinator
Help recruit, onboard, support, and coordinate volunteers across Kavana Labs and KES.
What you'll do
- Support volunteer recruitment and onboarding.
- Help match volunteers to suitable roles.
- Track volunteer availability, activity, and engagement.
- Help manage volunteer agreements, expectations, and check-ins.
- Support smooth communication between volunteers and team leads.
Communications and Publicity · Core-Team Volunteer
Communications & Publicity Volunteer
Help communicate the Kavana Labs mission, promote KES 001, and create consistent public visibility across social media, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, email, and community channels.
What you'll do
- Support social media planning and posting.
- Write captions, announcements, updates, and campaign copy.
- Help promote KES 001 applications, mentor calls, and supporter campaigns.
- Collect stories, testimonials, highlights, and learner updates.
- Support publicity campaigns before, during, and after KES 001.
Partnerships and Growth · Core-Team Volunteer
Partnerships & Sponsorship Support Volunteer
Support Kavana Labs in identifying, organizing, and reaching out to potential partners, sponsors, mentors, institutions, and supporters.
What you'll do
- Research possible partners, sponsors, schools, universities, companies, and communities.
- Help prepare outreach lists, contact records, and partnership trackers.
- Support proposal preparation, sponsorship communication, and follow-ups.
- Help document partnership conversations and next steps.
- Support relationship-building efforts for KES and Kavana Labs.
Technology and Product · Core-Team Volunteer
Technology & Product Volunteer
Support the development and maintenance of Kavana Labs digital systems, websites, internal tools, learner platforms, forms, databases, dashboards, and future product infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Help maintain and improve the Kavana Labs website.
- Support application forms, learner systems, dashboards, and admin workflows.
- Help with technical documentation and product planning.
- Support automation, databases, and internal tools where needed.
- Contribute to early product or platform experiments.
Research and Engineering · Core-Team Volunteer
Research & Engineering Contributor
Support research, engineering documentation, technical exploration, prototypes, learning pathways, and long-term technical direction for Kavana Labs.
What you'll do
- Help research engineering topics, tools, frameworks, and technical pathways.
- Support the creation of engineering notes, guides, and technical resources.
- Contribute to prototype ideas, experiments, and technical documentation.
- Help connect learning content to real-world engineering and research problems.
- Support the long-term research direction of Kavana Labs.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Impact · Core-Team Volunteer
Monitoring, Evaluation & Impact Volunteer
Help Kavana Labs measure progress, collect feedback, track outcomes, and document the real impact of KES and other programmes.
What you'll do
- Support learner surveys, feedback forms, and progress tracking.
- Help analyze attendance, engagement, completion, and performance data.
- Document programme outcomes and lessons learned.
- Help prepare simple impact reports and summaries.
- Support evidence-based improvement of Kavana Labs programmes.
Finance and Governance · Core-Team Volunteer
Finance & Governance Support Volunteer
Support basic budgeting, expense tracking, accountability systems, internal records, and governance documentation for Kavana Labs.
What you'll do
- Help track simple budgets, expenses, and resource needs.
- Support finance-related documentation and accountability.
- Help organize records for sponsorships, donations, and programme costs.
- Support governance documentation and reporting.
- Help build transparent systems for responsible institutional growth.
Design and Creative · Core-Team Volunteer
Design & Creative Volunteer
Support the creation of visual assets, social media designs, pitch decks, event materials, website visuals, and Kavana Labs brand content.
What you'll do
- Design graphics for social media, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and campaigns.
- Support KES 001 application, mentor, tutor, and supporter materials.
- Help create presentation decks, banners, posters, and visual templates.
- Maintain visual consistency across Kavana Labs materials.
- Support simple motion graphics or video assets where possible.
KES Delivery Team
Direct execution of KES 001 — cohort coordination, tutoring, learner support, technical support, documentation, and feedback.
Technology and Product · KES Volunteer
Technical Support Volunteer
Help learners and facilitators resolve setup issues, tool access problems, GitHub issues, software installation challenges, and platform-related difficulties.
What you'll do
- Support learners with development environment setup.
- Help troubleshoot GitHub, code editors, browsers, accounts, and software tools.
- Create simple setup guides and FAQs.
- Support sessions where technical issues may arise.
- Help reduce friction so learners can focus on learning.
Operations and Administration · KES Volunteer
Documentation Volunteer
Document sessions, decisions, resources, learner updates, FAQs, summaries, and useful knowledge from KES 001.
What you'll do
- Take notes during meetings and sessions.
- Prepare weekly summaries and documentation.
- Organize links, resources, recordings, and learning materials.
- Help maintain internal knowledge bases and learner FAQs.
- Support reporting after the cohort.
Communications and Publicity · KES Volunteer
Community Support Volunteer
Help manage learner community spaces such as WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, or other communication channels.
What you'll do
- Support learner communication and community engagement.
- Share reminders, updates, resources, and announcements.
- Encourage healthy peer learning and collaboration.
- Help moderate discussions and escalate issues.
- Support a culture of seriousness, respect, and consistency.
Programs and Learning · KES Volunteer
KES Cohort Coordinator
Help coordinate the day-to-day execution of KES 001, including schedules, learner communication, attendance, reminders, and issue escalation.
What you'll do
- Coordinate weekly sessions, reminders, attendance, and learner updates.
- Help maintain cohort schedules and session plans.
- Communicate with learners, tutors, mentors, and team leads.
- Track learner participation and escalate concerns early.
- Support smooth delivery of the KES 001 experience.
Programs and Learning · KES Volunteer
Curriculum & Learning Support Coordinator
Support the preparation, organization, and improvement of KES learning materials, assignments, weekly content, and learner resources.
What you'll do
- Help organize weekly learning materials and resources.
- Support tutors in preparing slides, exercises, examples, and assignments.
- Help ensure lessons are practical, clear, and beginner-friendly.
- Support the maths/engineering launchpad materials where needed.
- Collect feedback on learning content and suggest improvements.
Programs and Learning · KES Volunteer
Assistant Tutor — Engineering Foundations
Support learners during technical sessions, exercises, assignments, project work, and office hours.
What you'll do
- Assist the lead tutor during live or recorded sessions.
- Answer learner questions and explain technical concepts.
- Support learners with assignments, coding exercises, and projects.
- Help review learner work and provide constructive feedback.
- Identify learners who need extra support.
Programs and Learning · KES Volunteer
Learner Success Volunteer
Support learner engagement, motivation, progress tracking, and early intervention for learners who may be struggling.
What you'll do
- Check in with learners during the cohort.
- Track attendance, participation, and signs of disengagement.
- Encourage learners and help them stay accountable.
- Escalate learner challenges to the programme team.
- Help create a supportive and serious learning culture.
Programs and Learning · KES Volunteer
Mentor Coordinator
Coordinate mentors, mentor-learner matching, mentor communication, and mentorship activity during KES 001.
What you'll do
- Help onboard mentors and clarify expectations.
- Match mentors with learners or learner groups.
- Track mentor engagement and session activity.
- Support communication between mentors and the KES team.
- Collect feedback from mentors and learners.
Operations and Administration · KES Volunteer
Session Host / Event Support Volunteer
Support the smooth running of live sessions, workshops, mentor sessions, demo sessions, and community events.
What you'll do
- Help host sessions and introduce speakers or tutors.
- Manage session flow, timing, Q&A, and attendance.
- Support recordings, links, reminders, and participant access.
- Help keep sessions professional and organized.
- Support event preparation and post-session summaries.
Programs and Learning · KES Volunteer
Projects & Assessment Support Volunteer
Support assignments, learner projects, review rubrics, feedback systems, final project preparation, and demo-day readiness.
What you'll do
- Help design or organize assignments and mini-projects.
- Support project review and learner feedback.
- Help prepare rubrics and assessment criteria.
- Track learner project progress.
- Support final project presentations or demo sessions.
Mentors and Coaches
Experienced people guiding learners through technical growth, career direction, project work, and research.
Research and Engineering · Mentor
Technical Mentor
Guide learners in technical growth, engineering thinking, project direction, and practical problem-solving.
What you'll do
- Mentor learners or learner groups.
- Give feedback on projects and technical direction.
- Share practical engineering experience.
- Help learners understand how technical skills connect to real-world work.
- Support learners' confidence and long-term development.
Programs and Learning · Mentor
Career Mentor
Help learners understand career paths, discipline, professional growth, learning strategy, and long-term development in technology and engineering.
What you'll do
- Guide learners on career direction and learning pathways.
- Help learners set realistic development goals.
- Share professional lessons and industry expectations.
- Support confidence, discipline, and consistency.
- Help learners understand what it takes to grow seriously in STEM.
Technology and Product · Mentor
Project Mentor
Support learners as they develop practical projects, improve their ideas, solve problems, and prepare for final presentations.
What you'll do
- Guide learners through project planning and execution.
- Help learners think through features, users, feasibility, and technical decisions.
- Give feedback on prototypes and presentations.
- Help learners improve project quality.
- Support demo-day preparation.
Research and Engineering · Mentor
Research Mentor
Help learners develop curiosity, research habits, technical reading skills, and deeper understanding of engineering or scientific problems.
What you'll do
- Introduce learners to research thinking and technical exploration.
- Help learners understand how to ask better questions.
- Recommend resources, papers, tools, or learning paths.
- Support research-based projects where relevant.
- Encourage depth, patience, and serious technical curiosity.
What we expect from contributors
Kavana Labs contributors are expected to be reliable, teachable, mission-aligned, respectful, and consistent. We do not expect everyone to be an expert, but we do expect seriousness, communication, and follow-through.
Not sure where you fit?
If you believe in the Kavana Labs mission but are not sure which role matches your skills, you can still apply as a general contributor. Tell us what you can do, how much time you can commit, and where you think you can help.
Tell us how you'd like to contribute.
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Register Your Interest
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Build with us.
KES 001 is only the beginning. Join the team building Africa's engineering, research, product, and innovation capacity — for the long term.