The Vendor is required to provide strategic planning consultant services for the university’s divisions in the following key areas: academic excellence, student experience, sustainable growth, institutional advancement, operational excellence, and regional development.
- Develop a clearly articulated mission, vision, and set of core values that align with university aspirations and commitments.
• Academic Excellence: Enhance teaching, research, and community engagement.
• Student Experience: Promote student success, satisfaction, and well-being.
• Sustainable Growth: Ensure financial sustainability and resource optimization.
• Institutional Advancement: Strengthen partnerships and philanthropic efforts.
• Operational Excellence: Improve efficiency and effectiveness in operations.
• Regional Development: Expand university role as a driver of regional innovation and development.
- Initiation and Assessment:
• Conduct an initial meeting with key stakeholders to confirm project scope, deliverables, and timelines.
• Review existing plans, data, and institutional performance metrics.
• Conduct a SWOT analysis and stakeholder analysis.
• Develop a detailed project plan, including a stakeholder engagement framework
- Mission, Vision, and Values Development:
• Facilitate workshops and focus groups to define and refine the university's mission, vision, and values.
• Draft and validate statements with input from leadership, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners.
- Strategic Goal Development:
• Identify strategic goals for each focus area in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop measurable objectives aligned with university priorities.
- Stakeholder Engagement and Validation:
• Conduct campus-wide surveys and feedback sessions to ensure alignment and inclusivity.
• Refine strategic goals and objectives based on feedback.
- Implementation Plan Development:
• Design an actionable implementation plan, including roles, responsibilities, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress and outcomes.
- Finalization and Approval:
• Present the final strategic plan to University leadership and governing bodies for approval.
• Incorporate feedback and produce the final strategic plan document.
- Contract Period/Term: 5 months
