Executive Search Firm Services

The Vendor is required to provide executive search firm services for include:
• Meet with the board of commissioners designated search committee to develop an understanding of the organization, its needs, and the position of executive director to design a strategy for conducting a national search that is limited to candidates with public housing authority backgrounds and experience;
• Perform outreach to major stakeholders of the organization for perspective and feedback to include in the requirements for selection;
• And provide consultation regarding position description, qualifications, and performance standards, as well as relevant community and stakeholder information;
• Develop key competency areas to evaluate candidates to include a knowledge, skills, and abilities section for responses;
• Prepare position announcements for review and approval by the search committee; identify national sources to reach diverse, highly qualified candidates; place advertisements for the position in appropriate publications and other national forums;
• Actively recruit individuals meeting the minimum requirements as set forth by the search committee;
• Review résumés to determine those meeting criteria with follow-up telephone or virtual interviews to substantiate the candidates’ experience, qualification, and academic preparation when necessary;
• Confirm the background and experience of candidates to ensure the existence of real estate development, agency management, affordable housing, and other potentially non-traditional backgrounds;
• Prepare a written summary of the top candidates with candidate evaluation based on the established criteria;
• Design interview questions and finalize the process for candidate interviews with the search committee; coordinate and participate in multiple rounds of interviews of top candidates, either on-site at city headquarters, virtually, or both;
• Conduct effective criminal, financial, in-depth reference, media, and civil litigation background checks of top candidates;
• Communicate with all candidates to acknowledge their applications and inform them of their final status in the search;
• Assist with offer, acceptance, and relocation negotiation, if necessary; and
• Coordinate weekly meetings with the search committee or its representative to provide a progress report throughout the term of contract negotiations.
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