If you are looking to hire a permanent or temporary candidate, or looking for work, please call us on 020 7036 2030.

Hire a Personal Assistant

Hiring a Personal Assistant through Bain and Gray gives you immediate access to an exceptional reach of the very best PA talent in the London market.

We continually work to keep our broad and diverse community of exceptional PAs closely networked with Bain and Gray, so we are able to approach them with new opportunities that they may not necessarily have considered or searched for. Our approach is high level, consultative and emotionally intelligent, built on years of trust and partnerships that elevate us from our competitors.

How We Help You Hire a Personal Assistant

Step 1.

Take the brief

We work with you to identify the key role and person criteria needed for the role.

Step 2.

Sourcing Candidates

We use a cross section of channels, referrals and our own extensive network.

Step 3.

Screening and Shortlisting

We screen against the role and competency assess the candidates to shortlist.

Step 4.

Interviewing

We work with you to identify and assess the candidates that will be the best fit for your organisation.

Step 5.

Assessment and Offer

We work with you to complete any additional assessments and extend the job offer to candidates.


After an initial call with one of our experienced team, we will organise a meeting with you to take a full brief of your PA requirements. We strongly suggest a face to face meeting at your office or place of work, so we gain a full and detailed understanding of the role. The environment and the team dynamics help us build a full picture of your business, enabling a slick and exacting search, while saving you time and giving you exactly what you need. We are also able to advise on salary benchmarking and market conditions, so you can offer an informed and competitive package to attract and secure the level of PA you require.

Our PA’s are all interviewed face to face by our consultants so we gain a deep understanding of their work history, experience and capability. Our consultants are trained to give competency based interviews and skills tests when needed so that we make sure that you meet PAs that fit with your brief. We continually work to maintain a broad and diverse network which reaches the very best PA talent and ensures we conduct our search as trusted allies to both our clients and candidates.

What Makes us Exceptional in PA Recruitment?

Bain and Gray has built a reputation over many years as the leading recruiter for the best PA and EA support in the London market.

This is because we create long term partnerships with our PAs and our clients through our exceptional skills at selecting long lasting introductions that work seamlessly on both sides. We have gained years of knowledge and trust with our PA network, so we have a full understanding of the individuals and companies they are best suited to. We understand that a skilful, professional and trusted PA is invaluable, and is often the lynch pin in their boss’s business logistics as well as relationships.

Our consultants are all experienced, some over many years in the PA support market, and our continual investment in their growth and development as well as their market knowledge means we never stand still.

We are now proudly an Employee Owned Trust, which means the business is effectively owned by the employees. This gives everyone in our team a long term investment emotionally as well as commercially in the ongoing future success of Bain and Gray.

If you would like to speak to us about hiring a Personal Assistant, please get in touch, clients@bainandgray.com or call us in the office 020 7036 2030 and ask to speak to Tray, Emily or Claire.

PA Positions We Are Recruiting For

ASAP
Start Date

Executive Assistant to Leadership Team

REF: JH6959
Permanent
Hybrid Working
£60,000 - £75,000
A hugely exciting opportunity has arisen within a well-respected and rapidly growing insurance firm to support the Managing Director and Leadership team as an EA capacity.
ASAP
Start Date

EA to CEO - Investment House - The City

REF: EB8802
Permanent
London, Central
£80,000 - £100,000
Fabulous new role supporting the CEO of a global Investment Firm.
ASAP
Start Date

Executive Assitant to CEO – Tech firm, West End

REF: EB8001
Permanent
London, Central
£75,000 - £85,000
An incredible role looking for a candidate who is highly skilled, able to work at speed, someone with gravitas, charm and the ability to think ahead and have things done before they are even asked.
ASAP
Start Date

Operations and Treasury Analyst – Graduate

REF: JH7090
Permanent
London, Central
£30,000 - £34,000
Our client is one of the UK’s leading providers of alternative real estate finance, offering residential development and commercial property investment loans.
ASAP
Start Date

Team Assistant – Growing Property / Asset Management

REF: FM7092
Permanent
Hybrid Working
£35,000 - £40,000
A very exciting company, based out of gorgeous offices in central London. This role is coming to work within a young, fun and successful team who are welcoming, down to earth, driven and with good sense of humour.
ASAP
Start Date

Office Manager – Financial Services - Green Park

REF: VB6989
Permanent
London, Central
£50,000 - £55,000
A highly successful Financial Services organisation based near Green Park is looking for a highly efficient Office Manager.
ASAP
Start Date

Chief of Staff - London and Truro

REF: JH7079
Permanent
Hybrid Working
£100,000 - £150,000
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive Business Assistant / Chief of Staff to support a high-performing founder and sales leader working across multiple ventures in the UK, Europe, and the US.
ASAP
Start Date

Executive / Business Assistant to the Founder – Private Equity

REF: VB4522
Permanent
London, Central
£70,000 - £80,000 DOE + benefits and bonus
Our client, a respected and impressive boutique finance firm, is looking for a professional and extremely proficient Senior Executive/ Business Assistant to come on board and provide support to the dynamic and driven CEO/ Founder.
ASAP
Start Date

Team Assistant - West End

REF: TP7069
Permanent
London, Central
£28,000 - £30,000
I am looking for a candidate who is driven, entrepreneurial, confident, and highly organised who is looking for an opportunity to join an incredible team within the commercial property space.
ASAP
Start Date

Team Assistant in Finance

REF: TP7068
Permanent
London, Central
£35,000 - £45,000
A fabulous opportunity for a bright candidate with some work experience who is looking for an exciting role to really learn and grow into.
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Frequently asked questions

If you are looking to hire a PA please contact our directors on clients@bainandgray.com or call on 020 7036 2030 and speak to Tray Durrant, MD, Emily Bain or Claire Gray.

We will have an initial conversation to ascertain your PA recruitment needs, and advise on salary, job spec, fees and the best process tailored to your specifications. We will then organise a meeting with one of our experienced consultants so they can take a deep dive into the job brief with you at your offices, or by video call if needed. Our expert advice will inform the best way forward to meet your recruitment needs and tailor our service to your time frame and budget.

Hiring the right personal assistant (PA) for your business can be an excellent investment for the long term success and strategy of the company. A good PA will save you time, money and be an invaluable and trusted asset if you get the right person through us.

Our fees are competitive and are a percentage of the first year's salary. The fee reflects our expertise, experience and established network of excellent PA talent, many of whom are only registered with us and linked to our exclusive pa platform 'Links'.

To discuss our fees please contact one of our directors on 020 7036 2030 and we will give you our fee structure and discuss your budget and expectations. Our goal is to build long term partnerships with our clients whether it's for permanent hires or temporary or contract cover.

Hiring the right personal assistant (PA) for your business can be an excellent investment for the long term success and strategy of the company. A good PA will save you time, money and be an invaluable and trusted asset if you get the right person. They often act as an ambassador for their boss as well as a gate keeper, so only the important information is filtered through.

If you would like to discuss the benefits of a good PA in more detail please contact one of our experienced team of consultants on 020 7036 2030

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