Executive Search and Recruitment Services

The Vendor is required to provide individual expedited executive search and recruitment consultant services to help recruit, screen, and recommend qualified candidates to serve as its next deputy commissioner of finance and administration.

- The selected vendor will develop and implement a recruitment strategy, including sourcing, recruiting, screening and interviewing candidates to produce a group of candidates for consideration for the DC position.

- The agency commissioner will establish a hiring committee to provide guidance and oversight for the selected vendor; the selected vendor will work with the hiring committee to:

• Conduct an active search to attract highly qualified and diverse candidates.

• Report regularly to the hiring committee about the progress of the search.

• Select three to five finalist candidates for hiring committee consideration. 

• Observe strict confidentiality in the conduct of the search.

• Collaborate with the hiring committee in the evaluation and identification of candidates for further consideration.

• Evaluate and verify candidate credentials relative to the position description and employment status.

• Assist the hiring committee and any other interviewers with preparing for interviews by developing a list of appropriate interview questions and advising on appropriate interviewing techniques, as necessary.

• Prepare a written summary of all candidates for the position who meet minimum qualifications.

• Provide consultation as the hiring committee evaluates applicants and selects finalists.

• Provide consultation to review the results of the first round of interviews as the hiring committee chooses the finalists who will be invited for additional rounds of interviews (interviews may be on-site and/or virtual). 

• Conduct media checks, credential verifications, and reference checks for candidates.

- Provide a description of the proposed project team structure, including an organizational chart that identifies all personnel who will have a role on this search process.

- Budget: $75,000

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year