RHPA Search Committee Guide for Conducting Senior Administrative Searches

RHPA Search Committee Guide for Conducting Senior Administrative Searches

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INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 5 ADVANCE PLANNING ................................................................................................... 9 Key Elements in the charge to the search committee ................................................ 9

Selecting the Search Committee.............................................................................. 10 Selecting the Search Committee Secretary ............................................................. 10 Code of Conduct ...................................................................................................... 11 Confidentiality Agreement ........................................................................................ 11 Pro Forma Search Process and Timeline ................................................................ 12 THE SEARCH PROCESS ............................................................................................ 13 PHASE I — RESEARCH AND SOURCING ................................................................. 13 Leadership Needs Assessment (Pre-Search Study) ........................................ 13 Position Profile ................................................................................................. 14 Research and Sourcing ................................................................................... 14 PHASE II — SELECTION OF SEMI-FINALISTS .......................................................... 15 Semi-Finalist Interviews ................................................................................... 15 Meeting Suggestions ....................................................................................... 15 Confidentiality Ends for the Finalists ................................................................ 16 PHASE III — EVALUATION ............................................................................................. Due Diligence .................................................................................................. 16 Finalist Interviews ............................................................................................ 17 Suggested Protocol.......................................................................................... 17 Making the Offer .............................................................................................. 18 PHASE IV — APPOINTMENT ...................................................................................... 18