Classification Compensation and Executive Recruitment Services

The vendor is required to provide classification and compensation study services, including larger countywide studies that serve to consolidate, standardize, and align the type and level of work performed in all classifications throughout the county, and executive recruitment services.
- Requirement:
•    Recruit and retain qualified employees;
•    Ensure classifications performing similar work with essentially the same level of complexity, responsibility, and knowledge, skills, and abilities are classified together;
•    Provide salaries commensurate with assigned duties;
•    Clearly outline recognizable opportunities for compensation growth;
•    Provide a justifiable pay differential between individual classes;
•    Maintain a competitive position with other comparable counties within the same geographic areas.
a. Classification studies
•    Review and analyze existing county classification specifications to determine appropriateness of duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and FLSA designation. 
•    Include comparing county classifications to equivalent positions in identified comparable public sector agencies.
•    Recommend updates or new classifications as needed to reflect changes in county operations, staffing, and labor market trends.
•    Identify opportunities to consolidate classifications, if applicable, by evaluating similarities in job duties, complexity, scope of responsibility, and required knowledge, skills, and abilities, ensuring alignment with operational needs and classification best practices.
b. Compensation studies
•    Conduct salary studies comparing county classifications to equivalent positions in identified comparable public sector agencies.
•    Design and administer targeted or comprehensive salary surveys to collect accurate and relevant market data.
•    Compile and analyze survey results to identify compensation trends, pay gaps, and the county’s competitive position within the labor market.
•    Deliver comprehensive market data and support documentation in editable electronic format.
•    Develop clear, data-based recommendations for adjustments to the county’s salary structure that align with its compensation philosophy, support recruitment and retention objectives, promote internal equity, and reflect the current departmental pay framework.
c. Executive recruitment services
•    Collaborate with the human resources department and county leadership to define recruitment needs, position profiles, and selection criteria, and create job postings and brochures to advertise the role.
•    Develop and execute recruitment strategies, including targeted outreach, advertising, and sourcing candidates from diverse pools.
•    Screen and evaluate candidates, providing department with a list of qualified finalists.
•    Coordinate interview processes, candidate communications, and reference verifications as requested.
•    Maintain documentation of recruitment activities and provide regular updates to department.
d. General requirements
•    Collaboration and communication
o    Participate in meetings, presentations, and discussions with department and other various stakeholders.
o    Maintain regular communication with the county’s designated project manager.
o    Provide status updates on a weekly basis and at agreed intervals.
•    Prepare reports and recommendations
o    Develop comprehensive written reports summarizing findings, methodology, and recommendations.
o    Provide justifications for proposed changes, including cost impacts where applicable.
•    Timeline
o    All work shall be performed within mutually agreed timeframes for each project assignment.
•    Confidentiality
o    Maintain strict confidentiality of all county information and records.

- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: October 03, 2025