Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Assist CPSB to develop a strategy for carrying out the recruitment, including outreach to encourage highly qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. 2. Identify potential contacts and conduct personal outreach and recruiting to include posting the position through national channels. Assist CPSB in preparing and placing advertisements for the position in appropriate education publications utilizing both print and web-based media. 3. Review resumes for background and qualifications followed by telephone interviews to clarify each applicant’s experience and prepare a written summary of 10 to 15 candidates with the most promising qualifications. 4. Evaluate candidates for serious consideration (five to six candidates) by conducting in depth reference checks with individuals who are or have been in a position to evaluate the candidate’s performance on the job. Through these reference checks, ascertain the candidate’s strength in personal dimensions identified by a job description prepared by CPSB as well as the contractor’s interviews with stakeholders. 5. Finalize a process with CPSB for interviews and coordinate candidates’ participations in interviews. 6. Debrief with CPSB following interviews and identify additional candidates if necessary. 7. Verify selected candidates’ educational background, and conduct criminal, financial, media, and civil litigation checks upon request. 8. In the event politically sensitive or potentially embarrassing issues arise from the candidate’s background, conduct in-depth interviews with principal parties to clarify the event and clearly present to CPSB a picture of the event. 9. Notify rejected applicants. 10. Assist the Board in conducting compensation and relocation negotiations with finalists. 11. Reinitiate a one-time additional executive search in accordance with the specifications set forth above, at no fee to CPSB, if the successful candidate leaves the employment of CPSB within one year of placement. 12. Ensure there is compliance with applicable legal requirements. 13. Any additional duties deemed necessary by the Proposer and agreed upon as necessary for the completion of the scope of work. Additional duties must be clearly defined in the proposal.
