7.3 Recruitment of the Executive Director, Administration & Finance

Section 7: Human Resources
7.3 Recruitment of the Executive Directory, Administration & Finance
Date initially approved: April 10, 2019

Procedure & Guidelines for Appointment of the Executive Director, Administration & Finance:

1. The President (or designate – see policy 3.10) of Campion College has the responsibility for selecting a new Executive Director, Administration & Finance and shall lead and appoint a Search Committee whose responsibility shall be to solicit, review and interview candidates for the position. Such search will commence upon the role being vacated, or notice of impending vacation, by the current Executive Director, Administration & Finance.
2. The President will constitute the Search Committee. The Search Committee will consist of one lay member of the Board of Regents (not faculty, staff or student representation) chosen by the Board, one faculty member elected by the faculty, one staff member elected by the staff, one member of the Corporation of Owners chosen by the Corporation. Once the Search Committee has been constituted, it will select one of its members to act as Chair. The Chair will arrange for a memo to be sent to the Board, faculty and staff of the College stating the composition of the Search Committee and outlining the next steps in the search process.
3. The Search Committee, and its mandate, shall be determined by the President and will review and, if necessary, update the position description for the position and establish a budget and timelines for the search.
4. The Search Committee may consult the Board Members, Faculty, Staff, and students about the qualities needed in the new Executive Director.
5. Candidates will be required to give a presentation (in a format as agreed upon by the Candidate and the Search Committee). Board members, faculty, and staff may give confidential verbal/written assessments and recommendations to the Search Committee Members.
6. The Search Committee will provide a report to the President which will consist of the short list of candidates accompanied by a summary assessment of each candidate by the Search Committee. The Search Committee may, or may not, recommend a single preferred candidate in its report.
7. The President (or designate – see policy 3.10) of Campion College shall make the final decision and appointment of the Executive Director. The President will inform the Board of Regents of such decision and appointment.