Presidential Search Consulting Services

The vendor required to provide executive search firms to support the recruitment process for its next president.
- Tasks
•    Provide a detailed timeline indicating when the scope of services will be completed. 
•    The college is anticipating having a new president by January 2027 or July 2027. 
•    Within the schedule, identify the time and work requirements of the board, search and selection committee and college liaison. 
•    Develop and provide an overall search methodology, including a detailed description of how the overall search process will be conducted and managed. 
•    Meet with the board of trustees and search committee to define leadership priorities, institutional challenges, and desired candidate qualifications. 
•    The development of the position profile, the search firm shall conduct surveys and hold feedback sessions from college and community stakeholders regarding requirements and the desired characteristics and qualifications for college next leader. 
•    Assist the board chair with recommendations on search committee selection and membership. 
•    Coordinate regularly with the search and selection committee chair and the college liaison on timelines and search progress.
•    Develop and recommend recruitment strategies to achieve an appropriate, highly qualified, diverse pool of potential candidates. 
•    Assist in the development of the position announcement for use in national, regional and local publications and websites. 
•    Develop a national recruitment strategy to attract a diverse and highly qualified applicant pool. 
•    Provide a template of letters including response to nominations, letters of rejection and any other appropriate communications. 
•    Provide a list of materials to be included in recruitment packages provided to applicants. 
•    Identify a group of diverse and qualified potential candidates and seek nominations. 
•    Review applications, conduct preliminary interviews, and verify qualifications. 
•    All qualified resumes will be reviewed by the search and selection committee. 
•    Provide detailed summaries and documents on all candidates including portfolios for the search and selection committee. 
•    Assist the search and selection committee in identifying criteria for scoring materials submitted by the candidates. 
•    Assist the search and selection committee in the development of interview evaluation materials. 
•    Develop, along with the search and selection committee, a list of interview questions with a response scoring system for all questions.
•    Provide training for search and selection committee on screening and interviewing processes, paying particular focus on legal aspects of interviewing and process. 
•    Coordinate the evaluation of final level candidates by the board. 
•    Assist in the development of a web-based communication plan for the college community. 
•    If requested, provide a secure website for posting, reviewing, and evaluating applications. 
•    Provide college the required affirmative action plan data needed regarding applicants. 
•    Assist with agenda and schedule coordination for semi-finalists (8-10) and finalists (3-4) candidate interviews and campus visits, to include travel arrangements and briefing of candidates prior to and after the interview. 
•    Complete reference and background checks for applicants in accordance with criteria developed by the board of trustees for the finalists. 
•    Support contract negotiation and onboarding of the new president, as requested. 
•    Maintain regular contact with the candidates to ensure open communication with candidates during the search process. 
•    Maintain accurate recordkeeping for all aspects of the search. 
•    All information on the candidates will become the property of college. 
•    Assure that all equal opportunity and affirmative action statues and guidelines are met throughout the entire search process. 
•    Maintain confidentiality and transparency throughout the process. 
•    Other services, not directly related to the above list, should also be described in detail.

- Pre-Proposal Microsoft Teams Meeting Date: November 19, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: December 2, 2025