Executive Search Services

The Vendor is required to provide executive search services for include:
- Project launch, role(s) identification and skills matrix developed and kick off meetings
•    Develop the appropriate project approach through a kick off meeting to coordinate the efforts by both the consultant and the city’s teams 
•    Identify skills matrix and role profile for chair and members of the board for council approval, in keeping with the council approved compensation framework. 
•    Define search success criteria and develop a recruitment and marketing plan for approval by officer
- Conduct search for qualified candidates for water utility oversight board chair
•    Execute the recruitment and marketing plan. 
•    Undertake advertising, marketing and networking to source and identify qualified candidates 
•    Conduct preliminary conversations with interested individuals to develop a list of qualified candidates
- Present long list and short-listed candidates for city evaluation
•    Arrange vetting and interviews with city administration and other interested parties, as applicable (virtual or in person as indicated) 
•    Manage candidate pool to ensure candidates are kept informed of process steps and timing 
•    Complete background checks on selected candidates, which may include media check, reference checks, etc.
•    Communicate selection decision to candidates
- Ongoing board recruitment support (board maintenance)
•    Supporting recruitment of replacement board members or chair should a vacancy occur, 
•    Conducting targeted candidate sourcing, screening, and evaluation, 
•    Maintaining pipeline of potential candidates where feasible.
- Future board recruitment services
•    Development of board competency profiles and position descriptions,
•    Design and execution of recruitment strategies,
•    Preparation of candidate shortlists ad assessment summaries.