For candidates
Your career handled with the care it deserves.
A personal background in business support has given us first-hand experience of recruitment from the candidate’s side. You should never be left waiting for a call, or wondering whether your CV has been sent. We keep you informed, honestly, at every stage.
What to expect
Four things we promise every candidate.
- 01
We tell you the truth
About the role, the principal, the package and your chances. Honest feedback at every stage, including the stages that do not go your way.
- 02
We never send your CV without asking
Your details are discussed with you before they go anywhere. Confidential roles stay confidential in both directions.
- 03
We prepare you properly
CV advice, detailed interview preparation and a consultant who has sat where you are sitting.
- 04
We stay in touch after you start
Regular contact through probation and beyond. If something is not working, we want to hear it early.
Where could your skills take you?
Seven career paths we know inside out.
Business Support
Assistant roles sit at the centre of successful businesses and private lives. We work with assistants at every level, from first roles through to Chiefs of Staff, and take time to understand where your skills can take you next.
Business Support roles
Private Household
Household careers reward discretion, adaptability and genuine care. If you are a Private PA, House Manager, Housekeeper, Butler, Chef or specialist in estate management, we represent you to principals and family offices who value what you do.
Private Household roles
Childcare
If you are a qualified Nanny, Governess, Governor or Teacher who wants to work with a family, we represent you to principals who value what you do and respect the boundaries of the role. Live-in and live-out, permanent, rota and travel positions in the UK, Europe and the Gulf.
Childcare roles
Operations
If you love being the person everyone turns to, operations and office support offers real variety and progression. We place candidates from front-of-house through to operations leadership.
Operations roles
Human Resources
If you take pride in building positive cultures and looking after people, we work with businesses that value HR as a strategic function rather than an administrative one.
Human Resources roles
Client Services & Events
If you are a natural at building long-lasting relationships, client services offers a career that is commercial, varied and people-led. We place candidates across account management, projects, PR and events.
Client Services & Events roles
Virtual Support
Virtual work offers flexibility that in-house roles rarely can, without giving up the skills you have built. We place VAs on full-time, part-time and flexible arrangements with clients across sectors.
Virtual Support rolesLatest roles
Recently listed
Executive Assistant to Global CEO
A hugely varied senior EA role supporting a high-profile Global CEO. Fluent Italian and English essential.
View roleLive-in Housekeeper / Nanny
Join a warm, welcoming family in a beautiful country house in Hampshire. A private annexe with bills included.
View roleChief of Staff
Chief of Staff to the principal of a UHNW family office. A strategic right hand for a graduate who has worked on the commercial side of a business.
View roleFamily & Household Manager
PA and House Manager for a considerate family who respect boundaries out of hours. Fluent Italian essential; relocation considered.
View roleConfidential searches
The best roles are rarely advertised.
Many of our private household and senior searches never appear on a job board. Registering your CV means we can call you first when one does.
Candidates on working with Marcilly
“I just wanted to say a massive thank you for all your help over the past couple of months. You are without a doubt the nicest and most efficient recruiter I have ever worked with. Thank you for being so supportive and I hope we get to work together again in the future.”