Exeter Students' Guild

Helping students to Love Exeter.
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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'.

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My Team

78% of staff agreed

My team is fun to work with

The Guild brings teams together to celebrate their shared success, such as on its annual all-staff day where staff can choose to take part in a range of activities - from bowling and rock climbing, to crafts, wellbeing walks, expert talks and massages.
Personal Growth

84% of staff agreed

This job is good for my own personal growth

Exeter Guild place a huge focus on developing future leaders. Every person that joins the Guild as a non-manager attends a 3-day leadership programme that focuses on ‘Grip Self, Grip Team, Grip Task’. It’s about taking personal responsibility, finding your ‘why’ and seeing yourself as a leader in the organisation and beyond.
Giving Something Back

80% of staff agreed

This organisation has a strong social conscience

The Guild is committed to minimising its environmental impact wherever possible. This is achieved strategically and operationally through an Environmental Management System, but crucially includes educating members about ways in which they can improve their impact on the environment. Furthermore, the Guild facilitates and supports environmental initiatives and provide volunteering opportunities for its members.
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78% of staff agreed

My team is fun to work with

The Guild brings teams together to celebrate their shared success, such as on its annual all-staff day where staff can choose to take part in a range of activities - from bowling and rock climbing, to crafts, wellbeing walks, expert talks and massages.
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84% of staff agreed

This job is good for my own personal growth

Exeter Guild place a huge focus on developing future leaders. Every person that joins the Guild as a non-manager attends a 3-day leadership programme that focuses on ‘Grip Self, Grip Team, Grip Task’. It’s about taking personal responsibility, finding your ‘why’ and seeing yourself as a leader in the organisation and beyond.
My Team
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78% of staff agreed

My team is fun to work with

The Guild brings teams together to celebrate their shared success, such as on its annual all-staff day where staff can choose to take part in a range of activities - from bowling and rock climbing, to crafts, wellbeing walks, expert talks and massages.

Quick Facts

Organisation established in
1953
Total number of UK employees
Number of UK locations
27
Employee average age
23% : 77%
Male : Female employee ratio
16%
Employees earning £35k+
11%
Employee turnover (voluntary)
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