ED Job Description + Hiring Scorecard

Define the ED role. Score the candidates.

The two most common ED search mistakes are a job description written from the last ED's resume, and interviews scored on impression instead of criteria. This template gives you a role definition tied to the org's next three years, and a scorecard the search committee can actually agree on before the first interview.

What’s inside

• Editable ED job description with sections for org-specific competencies
• Interview scorecard aligned to the JD — same criteria across candidates
• A one-page reference-call script that gets past "she was great"
• Guidance on the two competencies that get overweighted in every search

You may not need this if: You've run an ED search in the last five years and kept the artifacts.