The vendor required to provide executive search firms capable of assisting the College and the search committee with this process.
- The firm must have an excellent understanding of the executive search and recruitment process at the highest level.
- Provide all the services below for a full search process, up to and including the point of final appointment and must indicate in their proposal their ability to do so.
- Coordination and Analysis
• Coordinating with SUNY System Administration and the search committee and others involved in the search process;
• Analyzing position needs;
• Working with the search committee to create a job description and profile.
- Market Intelligence
• Provide information on salary and other compensation to attract top candidates.
- Recruitment Strategy
• Develop and prepare quality recruitment strategies and materials;
• Identify, recruit, and encourage diverse potential applicants;
• Prepare collateral materials to inform and attract diverse qualified candidates;
• Create a pool of diverse and outstanding candidates.
- Advertising and Screening
• Coordinate advertising, recruitment, and screening processes, including but not limited to advertising in appropriate journals and news media;
• Conduct a comprehensive sourcing program to identify diverse qualified candidates;
• Develop a pre-screening method with the search committee to select semi-finalists;
• Review qualifications and verify credentials of all finalists.
- Search Process Coordination
• Meet with search committee regularly and keep them informed of the search status;
• Coordinate procedural and administrative aspects;
• Develop a quality prospectus for the position;
• Schedule and coordinate interviews;
• Provide logistical support for site and virtual meetings, including interviews.
- Reference and Background Checks
• Conduct a thorough candidate screening process including comprehensive reference checking to ensure there are “no surprises” for qualified candidates.
• This includes extensive reference and background checks (peers, colleagues, supervisees, supervisor, etc.) and verifying credentials that meet requirements set by system;
• Provide feedback on references throughout the process.
- Evaluation and Selection
• Facilitate an evaluation and selection process with the search committee to identify the preferred candidate;
• Provide professional notification to all candidates of decisions made.
- Budget: $1.4 billion
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: February 9, 2026
