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title: Prototype Search Committee Chair Job Description
description: What does serving as chair of a search committee actually entail? Consider this job description for guidance.
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# Outlining Responsibilities of a Search Committee Chair

### What’s Inside?

Whether your nonprofit search committee is tasked with recruiting a new CEO/Executive Director, Chief Development Officer, or any other senior position, you will need a search committee chair in order to be effective and successful.

What does serving as chair of a search committee actually entail? Consider this job description for guidance.

 

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