Villa in Marbella, family of 4, seasonal residence with guests; Format: full-time, live-in (private room with bathroom); 5/2 schedule, paid vacation, annual flights home
When a Family Needs a Personal Assistant
A personal assistant takes over the organisation of the principal's and family's life: diary and appointments, travel and bookings, correspondence, payments and documents, coordination of household staff and contractors, events and personal requests. Families most often come to us when the principal has a demanding business and social schedule, the family lives between several countries and residences, there is a large team of household staff, or the family is planning a relocation or major private projects. A family needs more than a secretary. They need a trusted person who anticipates needs, solves problems before they arise, speaks several languages, handles confidential information with care and adapts to the family's lifestyle. These are the personal assistants we select for private clients worldwide.
The assistant manages the diary, meetings and reminders, filters requests and makes sure the principal's time is spent on what really matters.
Flights, private jets, hotels, visas and transfers are organised in advance, and every residence is ready for the family's arrival.
The assistant coordinates staff and contractors, controls budgets and payments and keeps the household running smoothly.
From family celebrations to renovations and relocations, the assistant plans, negotiates with suppliers and brings every project to completion.
What personal assistants do we present to families
Before concluding a contract and discussing your request in detail, we can send you several personal assistant profiles as examples; however, their current availability and relevance to a specific vacancy will need to be clarified separately.
A personal assistant who becomes your trusted right hand
We select personal assistants, family assistants and lifestyle managers with experience in private households, family offices and executive support. We take into account languages, visas, the candidate's readiness to travel with the family and experience of working across several countries and residences.
What does a personal assistant do
Responsibilities are always tailored to each household, yet most often include the following areas.
- Managing the principal's and family's diary, meetings and reminders
- Organising business and private travel, flights, private jets and hotels
- Visas, transfers, restaurant and event bookings
- Business and private correspondence in several languages
- Preparing documents, presentations and briefing notes
- Organising family events, celebrations and gifts
- Personal errands, shopping and lifestyle requests
- Accompanying the principal on trips and at meetings
- Budget preparation, expense tracking and regular financial reporting
- Paying bills, managing subscriptions, insurance and memberships
- Coordination with suppliers, contractors and service providers
- Maintaining household documentation, contracts and records
- Selection, onboarding and coordination of household staff
- Scheduling staff and day-to-day household coordination
- Supervising renovations, relocations and property projects
- Ensuring confidentiality standards across the team
Additional responsibilities such as travel coordination or multi-property management are discussed individually and fixed in the agreement.
Why choose Royal Keeper when hiring a personal assistant
We connect HNW families and private clients with proven personal assistants who organise the principal's life, schedule, travel and household with precision and discretion
Royal Keeper maintains an extensive private database built over years of international work. Many experienced personal assistants who work for private families do not publish their profiles publicly. This gives clients direct access to professionals unavailable through standard channels.
When your diary, travel and daily affairs need to be taken care of right now, delays are not an option. Our international network allows us to present qualified personal assistants within days, so your plans continue without interruption.
Should your assistant leave, we manage the transition discreetly and efficiently, finding a replacement who quickly takes over your schedule, contacts and routines and keeps the standards you are used to.
When relocating to another country it becomes difficult to know where to find a reliable personal assistant, whom to trust and how to take local specifics into account. Royal Keeper operates internationally and finds assistants in different countries, considering languages, cultural context, visas and legal procedures.
Over the years Royal Keeper has accumulated detailed professional histories of candidates. We verify previous employers, references from client families and how assistants handled confidential information, complex schedules and demanding principals. This allows us to exclude questionable or insufficiently experienced profiles before the interview stage.
Most families who try to find a personal assistant on their own face the same challenges: lack of time, uncertainty about skills and discretion, and the risk of trusting their private life to the wrong person. Royal Keeper manages the entire process so clients can focus on their family and business rather than lengthy candidate screening.
Need household staff or a nanny?
Leave a request and a Royal Keeper recruiter will get in touch
to discuss your needs and propose the first candidates.
How we recruit staff
We discuss the family's lifestyle, schedule, level of responsibility, and service expectations — not just a list of duties.
We record all key collaboration terms in an individual contract. After signing, the team launches the project.
We run an extensive search, interview candidates, and verify their experience, references, and work history.
You receive a shortlist with detailed profiles and recruiter notes; interviews are arranged with selected candidates.
We help agree on terms, support onboarding, and remain available for any questions after the candidate starts.
Safety and privacy
standards
standards
We work with private households where what matters
is not just skills, but the professional's ethics too.
Verified experience in private households and checked references.
Competency-based interviews: reactions to non-standard situations, respect for house rules and the family's personal boundaries.
Confidentiality: ban on publishing family photos and information, NDA on request.
VIP environment understanding: many candidates have already worked in public and international families.
About Us
Royal Keeper is an international agency for the selection of premium household staff and nannies for families around the world, founded in 2000. For over 25 years we have combined luxury service standards with a very attentive approach to each family.
Our recruitment team speaks several languages and works with clients across Europe, the UK, the USA, the Middle East and Asia, so we understand the cultural nuances and requirements of different countries.
We build long-term relationships: most families come back to us or refer their friends, and candidates bring their colleagues and acquaintances.
Service pricing and cooperation terms
Ranges from 12% to 22% of the specialist’s annual salary and depends on the country of recruitment, the level of the position, the urgency of the search, and the selected contract format. The replacement guarantee period ranges from 6 to 12 months, and the number of replacements depends on the selected contract.
Payment is made in two stages: an initial deposit is required to confirm the order and start work on the request, and the remaining balance is paid after the candidate has been approved.
Special conditions are available for returning clients, repeat requests, and orders involving the selection of several specialists for one family.
Personal
assistant
assistant
Royal Keeper is an international agency that recruits personal assistants, family assistants and lifestyle managers for high-net-worth families, entrepreneurs and family offices in Europe, the UAE, the USA and other countries. A personal assistant becomes the principal's right hand: managing a complex diary, organising business and private travel and VIP logistics, handling correspondence, payments and documents, coordinating household staff and contractors and planning events and private projects. We select candidates with experience in private households, family offices or executive support, fluent foreign languages, strong organisational skills and a proven ability to keep confidential information safe. Every candidate goes through in-depth interviews, reference checks, verification of documents and a background check. We find personal assistants for full-time work, remote support, travelling positions and roles that combine assistance with house management. The agency drafts the job profile, agrees the schedule and terms and supports the family after the placement, ensuring peace of mind, prompt results and total discretion.

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