Antigua Breaking News

Day: October 17, 2019

  • CARICOM cannot abandon Haiti despite the President’s failure to respond to offers

    CARICOM cannot abandon Haiti despite the President’s failure to respond to offers

    By Sir Ronald Sanders Haiti is in turmoil again.  This time the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) cannot be criticised for inaction, but questions must be asked about others in the hemispheric community who have been silent about the political and humanitarian situation in the country. For instance, apart from an unusually vague statement…

  • Communities get help controlling giant African snail

    Communities get help controlling giant African snail

    A project of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will support the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs (MoAFBA) in the management of giant African snails through strategic technical approaches that involve the local communities. The project launched as a call to action, will incorporate activities including seven town hall meetings in…

  • Men who performed botched circumcision to be tried in Janauary

    Men who performed botched circumcision to be tried in Janauary

    The case of Dr Patrick Matthews and colleague, Arnold Joseph, both accused of practicing as general medical practitioners and performing a surgical procedure without a licence, has been added to the queue to be tried in the January Criminal Assizes. The accusations stemmed from April 8, 2015 when the two men performed a circumcision on…

  • Prince William says he and wife Kate are fine after plane twice aborts landing in Islamabad

    Prince William says he and wife Kate are fine after plane twice aborts landing in Islamabad

    Britain’s Prince William says he and his wife Kate are “fine” after their plane twice failed to land in Islamabad, Pakistan due to a thunderstorm. The aircraft carrying the royal couple was ultimately forced to return to Lahore. The royals are on a four-day visit to Pakistan. They failed to reach Islamabad on Thursday, however,…

  • Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Lone Caribbean national on BBC 100 Women 2019

    Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Lone Caribbean national on BBC 100 Women 2019

    The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019. This year 100 Women is asking: what would the future look like if it were driven by women? From climate change activist Greta Thunberg, to trans woman Nisha Ayub who was put into a male prison aged…

  • Kanye West bringing his Sunday Service Series to Jamaica

    Kanye West bringing his Sunday Service Series to Jamaica

    Jamaica’s Culture and Entertainment Minister, Olivia Grange, says she’s elated American rapper, Kanye West has selected to bring his Sunday Service Series to the island. Kanye’s Sunday Service performance in Jamaica will take place on Friday at Emancipation Park in New Kingston beginning at 7 pm. The concert is free. The rapper’s Sunday Service is…

  • Elijah Cummings, longtime Baltimore congressman, dies age 68

    Elijah Cummings, longtime Baltimore congressman, dies age 68

    Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, died early Thursday of complications from longstanding health issues, his office said. He was 68. Cummings was a formidable orator who passionately advocated for the poor in his black-majority district,…

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

 

OECS MSME Guarantee Facility Project

Loan No.: IDA-62670, IDA-62660, IDA-62640, IBRD-88830, IDA-62650

Assignment Title: Senior Operating Officer (SOO)

Reference No. KN-ECPCGC-207852-CS-INDV

 

The Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have received financing in the amount of US$10 million equivalent from the World Bank towards the cost of establishing a partial credit guarantee scheme, and they intend to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, and consulting services to be procured under this project. 

The consultant will serve as the “Senior Operating Officer (SOO)” for the ECPCGC and should possess extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to Micro, small and medium-sized businesses, knowledge of the internal control processes necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk mitigation procedures. The ideal candidate should possess an Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Accounting, Banking or related field, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in lending, inclusive of MSME lending. The initial employment period will be for two years on a contractual basis. Renewal of the contract will be subject to a performance evaluation at the end of the contractual period. The assignment is expected to begin on September 30th, 2021.  The consultant will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the ECPCGC.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be viewed by following the attached link below. 

 

https://bit.ly/3iVannm

 

The Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECPCGC) now invites eligible “Consultants” to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have:

  • An Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Finance, Banking or related field; and
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in MSME lending. Applicants should also have:
  • The ability to design and implement risk management procedures 
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to small and medium-sized businesses
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME banking operations
  • Knowledge of the internal controls necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk management procedures
  • Experience developing and presenting information in public, including responding to questions in real-time
  • Experience lending to MSMEs located in the ECCU
  • Knowledge of marketing and communicating with the MSME sector
  • Ability to draft procedures to be used in a lending operation
  • Familiarity with the mechanics of a loan guarantee program
  • Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite.

The attention of interested Individual Consultants is drawn to Section III, Paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016, [revised November 2017] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Approved Selection Method for Individual Consultants set out in the clause 7.34 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. 

 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours:

Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation

Brid Rock, Basseterre,

St. Kitts.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form by e-mail by August 11th, 2021, to [email protected]. 

 

For further information, please contact:

Carmen Gomez-Trigg                                                            Bernard Thomas

Chief Executive Officer                                                          Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 868-620-8144                                                                  Tel: 869-765-2385

Email: [email protected]                                          [email protected]