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  • Tian Winter | Tribute to Ricardo Drue

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  • UWI Five Islands Campus Principal Looks at Antigua’s 2024 Budget

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  • Audley Phillip | Tribute to Ricardo Drue

    Audley Phillip | Tribute to Ricardo Drue

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  • Antigua and Barbuda assumes vice chair of the OAS, Inter-American Drug Control Commission

    Antigua and Barbuda assumes vice chair of the OAS, Inter-American Drug Control Commission

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  • Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission Mourns the Passing of Soca Icon Ricardo Drue

    Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission Mourns the Passing of Soca Icon Ricardo Drue

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  • ‘Wake up’: Patrice mourning the death of her fiancé

    ‘Wake up’: Patrice mourning the death of her fiancé

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  • Soca Artiste Ricardo Drue dies at 38

    Soca Artiste Ricardo Drue dies at 38

    The Soca music community is in mourning following the untimely death of renowned artiste Ricardo Drue. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP He was pronounced dead at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre around noon on Tuesday. He was 38. Drue had been rushed to the hospital after being found unresponsive. News of…

  • Egyptian Billionaire acquires 20 acres in Barbuda for Luxury Hotel

    Egyptian Billionaire acquires 20 acres in Barbuda for Luxury Hotel

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  • Antiguan Content Creator faces backlash after coercing stranger to spray fart spray in mouth

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  • Housing Minister announces new homes at Bolans starting at $180K

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    In a bid to address the growing demand for affordable housing, the Ministry of Housing in Antigua and Barbuda has announced the construction of new homes at CHAPA’s Bolans Development. CLICK HERE TO GET ON THE ABN WHATSAPP The new homes, with prices starting at EC$180,000.00, are part of a comprehensive effort to meet the…

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]