1to1 Recruitment | UK Personal Assistant & Private Office Recruitment

Services

The appointments we specialise in

Twelve areas of personal, executive and private-office support. Every search is discreet, every shortlist considered, every introduction backed by a partner who has read the CV three times.

Personal Assistants

Senior PAs for principals, founders and busy professionals. Diary, travel, correspondence, project support and the countless quiet tasks that keep a life running.

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Executive Assistants

C-suite EAs at director, VP and CEO level. Board-adjacent, calendar-mastering, decision-supporting professionals who know how to be a step ahead.

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Chief of Staff

Chief-of-staff appointments for founders, CEOs and principals. Strategic operators who translate intent into execution and hold the room while their principal is elsewhere.

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House Managers

Property, staff and household oversight for private residences and country homes. Trades and supplier management, seasonal planning and the quiet running of a home well kept.

Private Family Staff

Nannies, tutors, private chefs, housekeepers, drivers and estate staff placed with the discretion the role requires.

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Private-Office Coordinators

Private-office managers, PA-to-the-family-office, secretariat leads and gatekeepers of principal-family administration.

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Virtual EAs

Remote EAs and PAs for founders and executives without an in-person requirement. UK-based, UK-hours, principal-aligned.

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Family-Office Administrators

Administrators supporting family-office operations, trust administration, investment coordination and estate documentation.

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Project EAs

Assistants deployed against a specific programme of work: relocation, event, philanthropic launch, book, campaign or family transition.

Retreat & Travel Coordinators

Complex travel, private aviation, retreat planning and multi-family logistics for principals who travel with purpose.

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Board Secretarial Support

Company secretaries, board coordinators and governance-adjacent assistants for owner-managed and private-holding structures.

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Principal-Support Specialists

Bespoke roles that do not fit a job title. If it is unusual, discreet and requires exceptional judgement, we are the desk for it.

Why principals work with us

A considered way of recruiting

Most agencies chase CV volume. We chase the right fit. In personal recruitment, temperament matters as much as CV, and chemistry matters as much as calendar mastery.

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Considered, not fastSome searches take two weeks. Some take two months. We take the time the role requires, and we tell you which it will be at the intake call.
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Discretion by defaultEvery candidate is approached under NDA. Every principal is protected. Employer identity is withheld until you say otherwise, and past employer references are checked with care.
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Chemistry-testedSkills, notice period, salary expectations and references are basics. What we screen for beyond that is temperament, judgement, discretion and the ability to hold a room quietly.
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Replacement on every hireEvery direct-hire placement carries a sliding replacement window. If the match does not settle, we re-run the search or credit on the published schedule.

How a search runs

Three quiet stages

A methodical, discreet process built for personal and private-office searches. No CV storms. No shortcuts.

Intake

A private conversation with the principal or hiring manager. Role, temperament, working style, hours, home vs office, discretion requirements. Written brief for sign-off.

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Search

Approaches to our network and the active market under NDA. Personality-and-fit screening as thorough as skills screening. Considered, ranked shortlist of three to five candidates.

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Introduction

Interviews arranged with care. Offer structured, references confirmed, start-date logistics coordinated. Follow-up check-ins at day 30 and day 90 to make sure the match settles.

The right hands, the right temperament, the right fit.