Contract Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

Salary: £22,467.11 per annum pro rata (£28,083.89 FTE)

Hours: 30 hours per week

Location: Hybrid working, with attendance at Head Office

Duration: Permanent

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.

We are 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.

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.

To apply, please visit our careers page on our website, scroll down to 'Research Project Administrator' and click 'Apply for this job'.

The closing date for applications is 9am on 27th October 2025.

Interviews will be held in person at HQ, Exeter, on Tuesday 18th November 2025.

If you would like to find out more information about the role, or speak to one of the Impact team, please contact us at .

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Devon Air Ambulance is 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.

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.