What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board requests proposals from executive search firms to assist in recruiting its next Executive Director through a national search. The selected firm will refine the position description, advertise the role, provide a secure applicant review system, screen candidates, coordinate interviews, prepare evaluation materials, conduct background and reference checks, and provide a required search guarantee. The contractor must perform the work onsite in the United States. Proposals must include minimum requirements, qualifications, and an all-inclusive fixed-fee proposal covering all costs and expenses. Vendors must submit responses digitally by email or online before 5:00 P.M. Central Time on November 20, 2026. MCSAB will select the best and lowest proposal, with submissions remaining valid for 30 days following the deadline.
Scope of work
- Recruitment of candidates through a national search
- Screening and assessing candidates against qualifications established by the Board
- Reviewing and refining the Executive Director job description and preparing recruiting announcements and advertising
- Providing a secure website or system for authorized review of applications and candidate materials
- Communicating with applicants and finalists while protecting applicant information
- Organizing and scheduling interviews of semifinalists and finalists
- Preparing the Board and search committee for interviews with summaries, suggested questions, and evaluation materials
- Conducting appropriate background, credential, and professional reference checks
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Best and lowest proposal with the primary criteria being the substantive content and qualifications reflected in the proposal | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Experience providing professional search services in public sector, education, charter school authorizing, and nonprofit executive positions
- Experience performing search services in education
- Track record of comparable executive searches conducted in the last five years
- Five professional references, preferably including public agencies, education organizations, and comparable statewide entities
Documents to include with your response
- Signed proposal restating questions and providing responses for Sections V, VI, and VII
- Conflict of interest disclosure
- Written Equal Employment Opportunity non-discrimination statement
- Firm profile and contact information
- List of comparable executive searches in last five years
- Five references with contact information
- Biographies and contact information for assigned search team
- Proposed plan, approach, timeline, and milestones specific to MCSAB
- Express written acceptance of the required 365-day search guarantee
- All-inclusive fixed fee proposal with itemized explanations
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Sent via email to Board Chair, Candace Hunt, with subject line reading MCSAB Executive Director Search RFP; signed by a person with authority to bind the Firm; proposals must remain valid for 30 days after the submission deadline.