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Business Support & PA Recruitment Agency London

Bain and Gray is a boutique PA, EA and business support recruitment agency, set up in 2009 it offers temporary, permanent and contract recruitment services. The team work hard to deliver agile solutions to clients. The user experience is at the centre of our business, ensuring the team deliver the very best service for our candidates and clients. A constant drive for continual improvement from the management and team alike ensures we remain invested in our client and candidate proposition, offering market insights and sharing our expertise.

In 2023 the founders transitioned the business to an Employee Owned Trust, now led by our Managing Director, Tray Durrant.

Our service offering now includes retained work, allowing us to offer a streamlined approach to the increasing number of senior hires in the business support sector, typically we have been working on this basis for Chief of Staff roles.

Through our platform, 'Links' at Bain and Gray we work with a wider candidate community to keep them up to date on all things support, whether or not they are looking for a new role.

One of the Leading London Recruitment Agencies

We keep our clients completely up to date on everything from improving attrition, promoting diversity, salary benchmarking, writing job descriptions and our candidates on career advice, CV writing, interview preparation and skills training. This is why we are one of London's leading recruitment agencies.

We go beyond recruiting; working in tandem with our candidates and clients we work with all parties to balance culture and talent for individual and business success.

Collaborative and curious, self aware and agile, we work in partnership to create long standing relationships.

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We are here to listen, to understand and to recruit you into the right job.

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Recruiting through Bain and Gray ensures you hire the best candidates and get up to date market information.

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Leading business support recruiters covering, amongst other roles, EA jobs, PA jobs, Office Managers and Receptionists for both temporary and permanent roles.

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Testimonials

"Charlotte took the time to really understand the requirements and the cultural fit; fully appreciate the nuances of this second element.  As such, candidates submitted were very closely aligned; the process was very effectively managed and we are delighted with Maddy."

Jonathan Max, Sport Global

"I think Flora did a fantastic job and it was a pleasure working with her. The CVs she sent me were exactly the type of profile I was looking for. Working with Bain and Gray on this recruitment has been a very good experience and I would not hesitate to contact you in the future."

Cecile Gernez, Assistant to the Ambassador

"The whole process was painless and efficient from our initial meeting to discuss our brief to providing us with our new team member. Jessie and Imogen clearly listened to what I said as all 3 candidates interviewed were exceptional so no wasted time interviewing the wrong type of candidates.. The PA we chose being perfect for our environment."

Damian Segal, Client

"Working with Bain and Gray has been an absolute pleasure – they really are the best in the business! A special shout-out to Imogen, who has been a rock for me."

Jacelyn, Candidate

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