Executive Recruitment Services

The vendor is required to provide executive search firm to work in partnership, with city council and the designated working group to recruit, evaluate, and select a new city manager.
- The consultant firm will be expected to provide the following services:
• Recruitment:  In collaboration with the working group, define the ideal characteristics and competencies for the next city manager to develop marketing materials and the job description, along with the selection criteria; review, prepare and application package which may include scenarios or additional work product with requirements, submission, and timelines; design a recruitment process to include a realistic job preview to attract a pool of well-qualified candidates and materials describing the city manager position, city organization, and aspen community including relevant relocation information.
• Manage the search process: develop a detailed schedule for the recruitment and selection process; recommend and conduct thorough, proactive, and inclusive advertising of the job opening; manage the recruitment talent pipeline and targeted process.
• Conduct a national search to identify strong candidates using a robust process, prescreen candidate applications, verify credentials education, and complete the background and reference check process when applicable, as well as any other screening processes deemed appropriate; and work with working group to determine number of candidates and to ensure realistic job preview.  
• Provide initial screening of all candidates’ applications through processes including but not limited to written questionnaires, screenings, conversations around a realistic job preview and understanding of the aspen community, review of background and experience, and make recommendations to the working group.
• Develop a list of semifinalists in conjunction with the working group and assist working group in the selection of finalists.  
• Coordination of final on-site selection process over a multi-day timeframe as designated by city council.  
• Consultant is also expected to provide timeline notifications to all applicants.
• Provide updates to working group every couple of weeks regarding the process status through progress reports or meetings, including ensuring all applications are available to the working group, be on-site for interviews and other activities as appropriate.  
• Provide guidance on the communication process to the community, council and others as necessary.
• May assist, as needed with other components of the recruitment, evaluation and selection process, including but not limited to, recommendation concerning contract negotiations and other tasks including total compensation package.
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: April 07, 2025