Learning Spaces Assistant

Job Summary

Good quality, functional learning spaces are essential to ensuring the best learning and teaching experience for our students and staff. This role will assist learning space programmes to identify areas for investment and ensure that the basics of the spaces are managed sustainably by providing data on improvement areas and user feedback. You will undertake audits of spaces, review and implement improvements, and work with the timetabling team to ensure that all learning spaces information is up to date and accurate.

This role is part of the Graduate Business Partnership (GBP) scheme and is for full time hours (36.5 per week) from February to April 2026. You will be expected to spend time across all University of Exeter campuses and for certain parts of the project will be required to work 100% on site. For more information on the GBP scheme, please visit

You should be a graduate who has excellent time management skills, the ability to work autonomously and within a team, data management and IT skills, high levels of accuracy, and excellent communication skills. You should have an interest in user feedback and behavioural insights, the ability to take ownership of an area and follow it through to completion, and a friendly and personable demeanour, confident in working with academics, PS staff and students.

You should also have the ability to present a professional image, be flexible and adaptable to changes in task allocation, have personal experience of what makes a good learning environment and awareness of GDPR policies.

You will have access to a wide range of benefits, rewards and recognition from the University, including a generous pension, a holiday allowance of 39 days per year, Totum Card and Salary Exchange Schemes. The University offers extensive support to staff, including a structured Professional Development Review and Wellbeing Service plus 1:1 support from the Internships Team. You will be offered a ‘How to Make the Most of Your Internship’ guide, bespoke mentoring, and career consultancy opportunities.

19 January 2026

26 January 2026

For further information please email

• To undertake a graduate role through the GBP scheme, you must have either achieved your degree or be in your final year at any UK-based university.
• You must have graduated in the UK within the last 3 years of your most recent degree (we will consider extenuating circumstances of potential applicants that may have prevented them from undertaking a graduate role within 3 years of graduation).
• The University of Exeter is committed to developing an environment which promotes equality of opportunity, values diversity and inclusivity.
• At the time of starting employment, the successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK and evidence must be provided in advance of the appointment. Candidates should continue to have permission for the duration of the GBP contract. This includes British citizens, individuals with an EU Pre-Settlement or EU-Settlement Status; and those with a Graduate Route Visa.
• All graduates need to reside in the UK whilst undertaking this role.

Please apply by completing the Internship Application Form (downloadable here:  ), following instructions on the form and returning it to The Internships Team at  as an email attachment by the closing date: 19/01/2026. We do not accept CVs so please make sure you send a completed application form.