The Vendor is required to provide executive search firms with demonstrated expertise in intercollegiate athletics and higher education.
- Requirement:
1. Discovery and needs assessment
• Engage stakeholders to understand institutional goals and position requirements
• Assess athletics program, competitive landscape, and market conditions
• Advise the university and search committee on design and implementation of a search process, timeline, and communication plan for the recruitment and selection of requested positions.
• Identify the key issues and challenges the university faces in filling the position(s), and the type of candidate needed for the institution.
• Work with the university and other identified stakeholders to identify basic responsibilities, reporting relationships, desirable experience and professional characteristics required of candidates.
• Develop and finalize a position description based on stakeholder input.
2. Position profile development
• Develop position descriptions and candidate profiles
• Define qualifications, competencies, and success metrics
• Provide compensation benchmarking
3. Recruitment and outreach
• Develop and execute targeted recruitment strategies
• Generate a diverse applicant pool through advertising and marketing materials, social media, and other methods.
• Source candidates through national networks, including:
o National collegiate athletic association
o National association of collegiate directors of athletics
• Ensure proactive diversity outreach
• Maintain confidentiality of communications with candidates, search committee, and the university consistent with state open meetings act and freedom of information act requirements
4. Interview and selection support
• Coordinate interviews and logistics
• Provide summative evaluations of perceived strengths and weaknesses of top qualified candidates.
• Develop assessment instruments and recommend interview questions for vetting and ranking top candidates.
• Bring forth appropriately vetted candidates for the university and search committee consideration.
• Conduct level 2 background investigations for all search committee finalists to include verification of professional and personal qualifications (including but not limited to academic credentials, professional licenses, and references) and completion of a comprehensive (criminal, financial and personal) background check.
• Manage all search-related administrative services, schedules, timetables and logistics for the recruitment and selection process including coordinating travel and lodging for finalists’ campus visits.
• Provide information, materials, and support to the university as needed.
• Attend meetings with the university, search committee and staff as needed, assist in the preparation of agendas for meetings, and guide the university and search committee through a critical evaluation process of candidates.
5. Offer and transition support
• Assist with compensation analysis and negotiations
• Provide onboarding and transition recommendations
• Notify applicants who are not selected.
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