Exeter Guild is a vibrant, purpose-driven organisation that strives to make students love their Exeter experience. As an independent non-profit, the Guild's focus on fostering a radically inclusive and empowering community is evident in the way it supports its employees and prioritises their wellbeing.
The Guild's people and culture strategy revolves around four key outcomes, ensuring that colleagues feel valued, supported, and empowered to perform at their best.
A strong emphasis is placed on personal and professional development, with every employee granted access to a personal development budget, alongside group training and leadership programmes. The Annual All Staff Day, Wellbeing Champions, and Fun Musketeers initiatives foster a sense of camaraderie and belonging among colleagues while promoting a healthy work-life balance.
Through Employee Representatives, colleagues are encouraged to actively contribute ideas. Regular communication channels, including all-staff meetings and 1:1s, ensure clarity and alignment with the Guild's mission, vision, and purpose.
The Senior Leadership Team upholds the Guild's core values of empowering, radically inclusive, and collaborative work, with a behaviours framework in place to guide day-to-day operations. The organisation's flexible approach to work allows employees to shape their work environment. This is further supported by access to counselling, workplace assessments, and workplace adjustments.
In addition to these initiatives, Exeter Guild offers a flexible rewards and benefits platform to help staff save on everyday expenses, annual salary increases reflecting cost of living, and the provision of essential items through the 'Cost of Living Cupboard'.
