Antigua Breaking News

Day: May 13, 2022

  • Happy Birthday to Ms. Zena Doobay who is celebrating her 102nd birthday today

    Happy Birthday to Ms. Zena Doobay who is celebrating her 102nd birthday today

    Happy Birthday tonMs. Zena Doobay who is celebrating her 102nd birthday today. A virtual celebration will be held at 2 p.m. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. A loving, caring and Compassionate grandmother, born Zena Maude Doobay on 13th May 1920 at #68 Corriverton, Berbice, Guyana was the 2nd of 21 children by her…

  • Alrick Daniel officially sworn as a Member of the Electoral Commission

    Alrick Daniel officially sworn as a Member of the Electoral Commission

    The vacant spot on the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC) has been filled. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. Alrick Daniel was officially sworn as a Member of the Electoral Commission during a brief ceremony at Government House on Thursday. Daniel fills the seat as a result of the appointment of John Jarvis,…

  • Additional efforts to promote resilience in Barbuda under the EU-funded Housing Support Project

    Additional efforts to promote resilience in Barbuda under the EU-funded Housing Support Project

    The European Union (EU) is supporting rebuilding efforts in Barbuda as the island continues its recovery efforts. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. On Thursday, April 28 and Friday April 29, the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) and the Development Control Authority (DCA) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados…

  • Social Protection Awareness Campaign a success

    Social Protection Awareness Campaign a success

    The rollout of sweeping changes to the social protection system aimed at improving the lives of thousands of people in Antigua and Barbuda has been making considerable headway. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. In August 2021, the Ministry of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy, in collaboration with UNICEF, launched…

  • The Summit of the Americas – wise heads should prevail

    The Summit of the Americas – wise heads should prevail

    By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organisation of American States.   He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. The…

  • Total blood moon eclipse happening this weekend

    Total blood moon eclipse happening this weekend

    Stargazers all over the world will have an opportunity to see a blood moon over the weekend as a lunar eclipse moves into Earth’s orbit. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. The penumbral eclipse, when the moon is completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra, the inner part…

  • GoFundMe campaign launched for Andre Simon

    GoFundMe campaign launched for Andre Simon

    Andre Simon is a National Cyclist from Antigua and Barbuda. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. On Sunday, May 08, 2022, at approximately 6:00 a.m, he was struck while training by a vehicle. Since Sunday, he has been in critical condition at the national hospital, fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit.…

  • French Red Cross to host a regional event on disaster management in the Caribbean

    French Red Cross to host a regional event on disaster management in the Caribbean

    More than 40 participants from 12 Red Cross Societies and regional partners, including the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDMEA), will participate in a regional workshop on cooperation and disaster risk management from May 17-19, 2022, in Sint Maarten. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. The Caribbean is exposed to major challenges in terms…

  • Leadership Matters: LOVELL vs GASTON & JOANNE MASSIAH

    Leadership Matters: LOVELL vs GASTON & JOANNE MASSIAH

    DEAR EDITOR: As I continue to sit on the fence and watch the fierce rambling between the three political parties, I have decided to take a little time to compare the three leaders of each party that are now vying for political supremacy in our upcoming elections. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. Of…

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]