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Day: October 24, 2023

  • Kelvin ‘Shugy’ Simon wins again in St. Mary’s South

    Kelvin ‘Shugy’ Simon wins again in St. Mary’s South

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The United Progressive Party’s Kelvin Simon has reclaimed the St Mary’s South byelection, with a 169-vote margin. He polled 1,060 votes to the ABLP’s Dwayne Geroge’s 891 votes. The DNA’s Andrew Antonio polled 8 votes. Simon had resigned from the…

  • Antigua and Barbuda bans mosquito coils over health concerns

    Antigua and Barbuda bans mosquito coils over health concerns

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The Pesticides Toxic and Chemical Control Board in Antigua and Barbuda has taken a significant step by bidding farewell to mosquito coils, a move that is undeniably in the best interest of public health. While mosquito coils have proven effective…

  • ABTTA celebrates successful ITTF-Member Association activity, despite nature’s challenges

    ABTTA celebrates successful ITTF-Member Association activity, despite nature’s challenges

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Antigua and Barbuda Table Tennis Association (ABTTA) made a significant stride in the promotion and development of table tennis in Antigua and Barbuda, following a highly successful series of training sessions and initiatives led by the International Table Tennis Federation…

  • Mrs. Therese Theresa Dublin celebrates 101st birthday

    Mrs. Therese Theresa Dublin celebrates 101st birthday

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Belated birthday greetings to Mrs. Therese Theresa Dublin who celebrated her 101st birthday on Monday 23rd October, 2023. Present at the celebration were Deputy Governor General Sir Clare Roberts, family, friends, and Director and staff of Community Development and Citizens’…

  • Hospital resumes normal operations

    Hospital resumes normal operations

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (SLBMC) — For persons with clinic appointments: If we have not contacted you, please attend your appointment as planned. A member of our care team will contact you if your appointment needs to be rescheduled. Thank you for your patience…

  • Bananas could go extinct due to fungus outbreak, scientists say

    Bananas could go extinct due to fungus outbreak, scientists say

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Is the a-crop-alypse upon us? Enjoy your nanners while you can: Scientists warn that the most popular type of banana could be on the brink of extinction due to a disease outbreak that’s ravaging the potassium-filled fruit. “Nobody is even…

  • PM Browne implores church leaders to help delinquent youth

    PM Browne implores church leaders to help delinquent youth

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Prime Minister Gaston Browne is urging church leaders to collaborate on youth delinquency prevention in Antigua and Barbuda. Speaking at the 50th anniversary church service for the Beacon Light Church of the Nazarene, he stressed the importance of providing strong…

  • Regional experts studying solutions for sargassum influx in the Caribbean

    Regional experts studying solutions for sargassum influx in the Caribbean

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group CMC – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission today said the sub-regional grouping is dedicated to promoting sustainable solutions for environmental and development challenges. It noted in particular, the brown colour and foul stench of sargassum…

  • Julienne Mannix graduates with MSc in Public Health from University of Suffolk

    Julienne Mannix graduates with MSc in Public Health from University of Suffolk

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Join us in celebrating the remarkable achievement of Julienne Mannix, Acting Principal Public Health Inspector at the Central Board of Health, as she proudly dons her MSc in Public Health from the University of Suffolk. Starting her journey in 2021,…

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]