House Manager & PA

Marcilly Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcilly Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced House Manager & PA for a private residence in Central London. The role requires proactive, discreet, and polished professionals with a background in high-end households.

Location is London – Mayfair office and household, with standard hours and flexibility when principals are in town. The candidate will oversee residence operations, staff, budgets, and vendor relationships, while ensuring confidentiality and exceptional service.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and staff management experience in private households.
• Financially literate with budgeting oversight.
• Discreet, professional, and polished under pressure.
• Excellent IT skills and ability to use household management software.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day operations of the residence.
• Managing household staff and external contractors.
• Scheduling maintenance and ensuring property is impeccably maintained.
• Managing budgets and overseeing expenditures.
• Acting as main point of contact for principals.
• Coordinating events and entertaining when required.
• Ensuring readiness of property for principals’ arrival.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Budgeting

Discretion

IT skills

English proficiency

Job description

House Manager & PA Role – London

Marcilly Recruitment’s UHNW client isseekingan experienced and highlyorganisedHouse Manager & PA to oversee the smooth running of a private residence in Central London.

This is a full-time, permanent position suited to a proactive,discreetand polished professional withpreviousexperience working within high-end private households.

Location:London - Mayfair office & household based
Salary:£55,000–£70,000 gross per annum (DOE)
Job Type:Full-Time, Permanent - onsite five days a week
Sector:Private Household / UHNW
Working Hours:Monday to Friday, 9:00am–6:00pm with flexibility outside core hours when the principals are in town
Start Date:ASAP, but happy to wait a notice for the right person

TheHouse Manager & PA Role

The House Manager & PA willbe responsible forthe overall management andorganisationof the residence, ensuring exceptional standards aremaintainedat all times. This will also involve a lot ofproperty renovations and maintenance.

House Manager & PA Duties will include:

• Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the household
• Managing household staff and external contractors
• Scheduling maintenance and ensuring the property is impeccably maintained
• Managing household budgets and overseeing expenditure
• Acting as the main point of contact for the principals
• Coordinating occasional events and entertaining
• Managing inventories,suppliesand service contracts
• Ensuring the property is always ready for the principals’ arrival as they travel extensively
• Upholding strict discretion and confidentiality at all times

The IdealHouse Manager & PA Candidate

• Proven experience as a House Manager & PA within anUHNW private residenceor someone coming from the yachting industry
• Strong leadership and staff management skills, with a “do as I do” approach not“do as I say” Highlyorganisedwith exceptional attention to detail
• Financially literate and confident managing household budgets
• Discreet,professionaland calm under pressure
• Flexible and hands-on whenrequired
• Based in London or able to commute easily
• Strong IT skills to manage various software.
• The successful House Manager must bevery comfortablewith a computer
• Perfect English, both written and spoken

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced House Manager & PA seeking a long-term role within a prestigious private household in London.

Marcilly Recruitment is aLondon and Dubai basedboutique recruitment agencyspecialisingin business operational and administrative support and private household recruitment in the UK and Middle East.

Unfortunately, due to the extremely high volume of applications we receive, weare not able torespond individually to each one.Therefore, if you have not heard from us within five working days, then sadly your application has been unsuccessful.