Antigua Breaking News

Day: January 20, 2020

  • Antigua and Barbuda stands with CARICOM Chair Mia Motley on US Invitation

    Antigua and Barbuda stands with CARICOM Chair Mia Motley on US Invitation

    Antigua and Barbuda says it is standing in solidarity with CARICOM Chair and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Motley on her position in not sending a representative to the announced meeting with US Secretary State Mike Pompeo in Jamaica on Tuesday. E.P Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs said, “We are very much in support of,…

  • Samantha Marshall sworn in as Agriculture Minister

    Samantha Marshall sworn in as Agriculture Minister

    Minister Samantha Marshall has formally taken over as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs, hours after the removal of Dean Jonas from the post. Marshall took the respective oaths of office, secrecy and allegiance during a brief ceremony at Government House this afternoon. Prime Minister Gaston Browne wrote to Governor General Sir Rodney Williams…

  • St Mary’s Secondary School closes indefinitely

    St Mary’s Secondary School closes indefinitely

    The Ministry of Education has taken a decision to close the St Mary’s Secondary School until further notice. Education Director, Clare Browne, indicated today that, “The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has come to the decision that we will have to close the school until we can get things rectified down there.” The director,…

  • Caribbean Airlines warns against sharing outdated Travel Advisory

    Caribbean Airlines warns against sharing outdated Travel Advisory

    Caribbean Airlines says a video currently being circulated on social media sites highlighting a travel advisory for the airline is outdated and without merit. It says the video is over six years old and the airline asking persons to disregard it. Caribbean Airlines thanks its valued stakeholders for their continued support and cooperation.

  • Dean Jonas fired

    Dean Jonas fired

    Agriculture Minister Dean Jonas has been relieved of his Ministerial Portfolio. Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst confirmed moments ago that Jonas was dismissed as a government minister and also as a member of Cabinet. This means going forward, Jonas will only sit in Parliament as the…

  • Antigua moving to regulate bread industry

    Antigua moving to regulate bread industry

    The Antigua and Barbuda government says it is examining the possibility of enacting measures that would force large producers of bread and pastries to provide nutritional value on their packages as it warned of the high cost of treating people suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCD). Prime Minister Gaston Browne said that his administration at some…

  • Prince Harry: ‘Powerful media’ is why he’s stepping away

    Prince Harry: ‘Powerful media’ is why he’s stepping away

    Prince Harry took aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the way he has had to step down from royal duties. In a personal speech that referenced his late mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997 while being…

  • Lisa Gale: ‘LIAT must be saved’

    Lisa Gale: ‘LIAT must be saved’

    Barbados-based International Trade and Management Consultant, Lisa Gale, is confident that the fortunes Caribbean airline LIAT can be turned around. In fact, Gale, who is also a former trade negotiator and business executive, insists that LIAT has to improve in the interest of its role. Gale said in an interview that one of the reasons…

  • First Antigua-born woman to head major international bank in Antigua

    First Antigua-born woman to head major international bank in Antigua

    Ladesa James-Williams has taken up her appointment as CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Director, Retail Sales OECS and Country Head, Antigua. She is the first Antigua-born woman to attain this position. She is a product of public school education, having attended Bolans Primary School, Antigua Girls High School and Antigua State College, followed by studies at UWI St…

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]