Invitation for Offers for Executive Recruitment Services for CBSS Secretariat

The CBSS requires assistance in recruiting a new Director General of the CBSS Secretariat.

The CBSS Secretariat seeks bids from well-established executive recruitment companies with ability to recruit throughout the Baltic Sea region and with proven experience in the field of recruitment for executive positions in public sector organisations.

The services requested from the recruitment company will be to:

  • Advise on the final design of the Vacancy Notice based on a job description agreed by the CBSS Member States and the European Union;
  • Advise on publishing channels (pro-active executive search (head-hunting) services will not be required);
  • Receive and handle all applications;
  • Apply a gender balanced approach in the selection process;
  • Interview eligible applicants with a view to provide an assessment of the applicant’s managerial skills and ability to lead a complex International Secretariat; 
  • Establish a shortlist of 5-7 ranked candidates, which all fully meet the competence requirements, and all have strong proven track records for the main tasks of the Director General;
  • Be available for a meeting with the CBSS Presidency and other interested CBSS Member States to explain how the shortlist has been assembled and the justification for the ranking of the shortlisted candidates.

The offers must be submitted by email to: [email protected] and must arrive no later than by close of business on 22 March 2024, 17.00 CET.

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