The Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education is seeking a consultant who can assist with the search by doing the following tasks, at the discretion of the Council, in an efficient and timely manner: Organize the search process. Assist in the promulgation of the position profile. Assist an advisory committee appointed by the Council to schedule open forums with campus stakeholders to develop a position profile for the new president of the Community College of Rhode Island. Place the advertisement for the presidential search. Identify and attract a strong candidate pool. Develop an appropriate preliminary screening process. Assist in the identification of a short list of candidates for the Council. Work with the Search Committee to reduce the short list to the finalists. Check the references for the finalists. Maintain the confidentiality of the process. Provide necessary follow-up and concluding activities, including the negotiation of terms of employment for the successful candidate. Advise on all aspects of the search.
