Devon Air Ambulance
Research Project Administrator
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Salary: £28,083.89 FTE Hours: 37.5 hrs per week (part-time will be considered, min 22.5 hrs per week) Location: Hybrid working, with regular attendance at Head Office, Exeter, plus occasional travel to support centre events. Duration: Permanent
The Role
We have an opportunity for a Research Project Administrator to support the administrative functions across the projects and programmes at IMPACT: The Centre for Post-Collision Research, Innovation and Translation. The role will include administering meetings, travel arrangements, committee work, event planning and organisation, project administration support and updating and maintaining communications across multiple platforms. Where opportunities arise, it will input into data collection to support the production of reports and communications, seeking to improve the administrative processes around these tasks where necessary. Research focused administration will include supporting the preparation and submission process of ethics applications and journal publication submissions.
The Candidate
We’re looking for a good communicator who can provide excellent customer support to the centre's internal and external stakeholders and partners. You will have demonstrable experience of strong administrative duties and excellent working knowledge and experience of standard IT packages and social media to communicate with a range of audiences. The ideal candidate will be organised, methodical and have a high attention to detail.
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The Package
Salary: £28,083.89 FTE
As a valued member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
- Maternity/Paternity & Adoption leave
- Pension scheme
- Occupational sick pay scheme
- Free counselling and financial wellbeing services
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
More Information and How to Apply
To apply, please visit our careers page here, scroll down to 'Research Project Administrator' and click 'Apply for this job'.
The closing date for applications is 9am on 6th October 2026. Interviews will be held in person at HQ, Exeter, on Wednesday 14th October 2026.
If you would like to find out more information about the role, or speak to one of the Impact team, please contact us at recruitment@daat.org.
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Devon Air Ambulance are a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. We encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment journey. If you require any accommodations, please let us know.
We recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support their application, for example to improve clarity, structure, or presentation. However, we value authenticity and expect candidates to retain accountability for the content of their application, and for all submissions to reflect the candidate’s own experience and skills and be an honest representation of their capabilities. Please be assured that we do not use AI to make shortlisting or hiring decisions.
Due to the nature of this role, offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check and references.
Disclaimer: Devon Air Ambulance reserves the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if a high number of applications are received. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unfortunately unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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