Basic Information

Reference Number

0000142929

Issuing Organization

McMaster University

Owner Organization

Human Resources

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

TF 01-16-715

Title

EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES FOR THE POSITION OF UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHA

Source ID

PU.AC.ON.224221.C81126

Agreement Types

Broader Public Sector (BPS)

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula

Delivery Point

McMaster University

Purchase Type

One Time Only- Delivery Date:March/April 2019

Description

McMaster University is inviting proposals from executive search firms to provide recruitment services in the search for a President and Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the terms of this Request for Proposals.

Bidders must quote the entire bid. Partial bids will not be accepted.

Project Overview
The University will establish a Selection Committee for this process. The selected firm will be required to work with the Selection Committee throughout the search process. It is expected that the working protocols and deliverable expectations between the selected search firm and the Selection Committee will be established / confirmed at the outset of the engagement.

The members of the Selection Committee are bound by confidentiality.
The Selection Committee is looking for a process that is transparent, inclusive, and attracts a diverse pool of accomplished and well-qualified candidates.
It is also important to recognize that time is of the essence. The University would like the successful candidate to commence employment with the University no later than July 1, 2020.

Position:
The President and Vice Chancellor is an ex-officio member of the Board of Governors and serves as Chair of the University Senate. As the chief executive officer of McMaster University under the authority of the Board and the Senate, the President bridges these governing bodies and is responsible for the academic and administrative work of the University and of its teaching and non-teaching staff. The President is expected to build upon McMaster’s strengths as a research-intensive student-centred University and to provide the strategic leadership needed to chart and guide its future course. The President is expected to manage the human, intellectual, financial, and physical resources of the University effectively, advance the institution’s role and standing within the national and international communities of research and higher education, and set a tone and direction that embodies McMaster’s values of collegiality and service to the broader community.
The appointment will be for a renewable five-year term beginning no later than July 1, 2020.
The President will hold an academic appointment in the academic area most relevant to the President’s area of scholarship and at a rank commensurate with qualifications.

Term
The term of this agreement is a finite period for this specific project. The term is from the date the RFP is awarded until the successful completion of the search. McMaster University’s goal is to complete the search by December 31, 2019 with the objective of a start date of no later than July 1, 2020 for the chosen candidate.

Dates

Publication

2019/02/08 02:40:32 PM EST

Question Acceptance Deadline

2019/03/04 02:00:00 PM EST

Closing Date

2019/03/13 02:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Tracie Felton

905-525-9140 ext. 21383

feltont@mcmaster.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Pricing	Pricing must be submitted separately.	Yes	No
Bid Submission	Bid submission documents must not contain pricing.	Yes	No
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