GENERAL The Piedmont Community College Board of Trustees (PCC Trustees) seeks to contract with a qualified consultant to search for a new President. The Vendor must be effective in recruiting candidates for a presidential position for colleges or universities with a preference for and experience with community colleges. The successful vendor will serve as a liaison between the Board of Trustees, the College’s Search Committee, and the candidates. The selected Vendor shall provide assistance, support, guidance, and direction to the PCC Trustees in all aspects of the PCC Trustees’ national search for a President, including but not limited to, working with the Search Committee to establish minimum candidate qualifications, placing advertisements announcing the position, recruiting candidates, reviewing applications, assisting in the recommendation of the final candidates for the Search Committee to interview, and conducting background checks on the final candidates. TASKS/DELIVERABLES The successful Vendor shall help formulate the necessary qualifications for a new PCC President; publish these qualifications on a nationwide basis; request applications from qualified candidates; review and summarize the applications received; recommend a narrowed set of applications to the Search Committee for consideration for interviews; aid in scheduling and conducting the candidate interviews. The Vendor shall provide a schedule with key benchmark dates, including but not limited to, identification of position requirements, dates for ad placements, closing date for receipt of applications, date for submission of candidates to the Search Committee, and dates for interviews. Provide assistance, support, guidance and direction to the Board of Trustees and Presidential Search Committee in all aspects of PCC’s search for a President -Elect. Assist in the review of the position profile and description, qualifications, and performance standards, including a detailed description of the process for developing the profile, description, qualifications, candidate assessment and performance standards. Development, review, and finalization of an overall search methodology, including a detailed description of how the overall search process will be conducted and managed. Development of key competency areas for evaluating candidates; development, design, review and finalization or competency evaluation tool with scoring system. Development and design of interview questions for potential telephone/video interviews, off-campus interviews, and on-campus interviews, with a response scoring system for all questions. Prepare and place advertisements in state and national publications, including HUB publications, announcing the position and seeking qualified applicants after review by the Search Committee. Active national outreach and recruitment of interested individuals having superior qualifications and meeting all requirements as set forth in the position profile and description. Receive, at a place other than Piedmont Community College, all applications. Shall provide all applications in an electronic and paper format. Assistant with the initial screening of candidates for the position, based upon agreed upon criteria. Evaluation with the College Search Committee and recommendation of candidates for additional consideration. Review of candidates’ applications, curriculum vitae, and résumés; verification of credentials; performance of behavioral assessments evaluation, reference checks, and background check Review applications and prepare a one-page summary of all applicants describing the strengths and weaknesses of each applicant. Submit the summaries to the search committee. The Search Committee reserves the right to review all applications. Development and finalization of a process with the Board of Trustees and College Search Committee for interviews and coordination of candidate participation in interviews, including logistics (i.e., travel arrangements, etc.) and coordination and management of any telephonic or web-based interviews, off campus interviews, and on-campus interviews. Provide administrative and clerical support to the College Search Committee and the Board of Trustees for the entire search process and related activities. Communication with all candidates acknowledging their application or nomination and informing them of their ongoing, as well as their final status, in the search. Assist with the evaluation and identification of strengths and areas of growth for each finalist. Assist in the narrowing of candidates to up to three finalists which will be interviewed in-person. Conduct extensive background and reference checks on each finalist to include reference checks of individuals provided by the finalists as well as additional person found through the consultant’s research. Provide or arrange for evaluation of finalist’s creditworthiness and criminal history. Management of the search process in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws, which to the extent possible and permitted under applicable law, preserves the confidentiality of all interested prospects and candidates throughout the search process up to selection as a finalist for an on-campus interview. Other services, not directly related to the above list, should also be described in detail. During the development of the position profile, the search firm shall evaluate feedback obtained from college and community stakeholders regarding requirements and the desired characteristics and qualifications for PCC’s next leader. This feedback which will be collected via survey will be provided to the selected search firm. This survey is being conducted by the Piedmont Community College Board of Trustees.
