Research Project Administrator

Devon Air Ambulance Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local non-profit organization in Exeter seeks a Research Project Administrator to provide essential administrative support across projects. The role includes organizing meetings, managing travel, and facilitating communications. Ideal candidates will have strong administrative experience and excellent IT skills. Competitive salary and generous benefits, including annual leave and a pension scheme, are offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Maternity/Paternity & Adoption leave

Pension scheme

Occupational sick pay scheme

Free counselling and financial wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in administrative duties.
• High competence in standard IT packages and social media.
• Organised and methodical with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Administer meetings, travel arrangements, and project support.
• Update communications and input data collection.
• Support ethics applications and journal publication submissions.
• Provide excellent customer support to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Strong administrative duties

Excellent knowledge of IT packages

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

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 focussed administration will include supporting the preparation and submission process of ethics applications and journal publication submissions.

Responsibilities

• Administer meetings, travel arrangements, committee work, event planning and organisation, and project administration support.
• Update and maintain communications across multiple platforms; input into data collection to support reports and communications; improve administrative processes where necessary.
• Support preparation and submission processes for ethics applications and journal publication submissions.
• Provide excellent customer support to the centre\'s internal and external stakeholders and partners.
• Utilise standard IT packages and social media to communicate with a range of audiences.

Qualifications / Skills

• Demonstrable experience of strong administrative duties.
• Excellent working knowledge of standard IT packages and social media.
• Organised, methodical with high attention to detail.

Other Information

Disability Confident employer. Devon Air Ambulance are a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, and 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.

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.

Salary: £22,467.11 per annum pro rata (£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.