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  • Government Statement on passing of James Tanny Rose

    Government Statement on passing of James Tanny Rose

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The Office of the Prime Minister has learned of the death of JAMES TANNY ROSE, aka the Voice of the Oppressed and Downtrodden, and expresses sincerest condolences to his family, friends and all those who regarded him highly for his…

  • Video shows aftermath of 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Jamaica

    Video shows aftermath of 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Jamaica

    Аdvеrtіѕе wіth thе most visited news site in Antigua and Barbuda ~ Wе оffеr fullу сuѕtоmіzаblе аnd flехіblе dіgіtаl mаrkеtіng расkаgеѕ. Yоur соntеnt іѕ dеlіvеrеd іnѕtаntlу tо thоuѕаndѕ оf uѕеrѕ іn Antigua аnd аbrоаd via our One Signal push notifications! Соntасt uѕ аt [email protected]. ——————————————————————— Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here…

  • Memorial service today for Her Excellency Josette Michael

    Memorial service today for Her Excellency Josette Michael

    Аdvеrtіѕе wіth thе most visited news site in Antigua and Barbuda ~ Wе оffеr fullу сuѕtоmіzаblе аnd flехіblе dіgіtаl mаrkеtіng расkаgеѕ. Yоur соntеnt іѕ dеlіvеrеd іnѕtаntlу tо thоuѕаndѕ оf uѕеrѕ іn Antigua аnd аbrоаd via our One Signal push notifications! Соntасt uѕ аt [email protected]. ——————————————————————— Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here…

  • Jamaica jolted by magnitude 5.6 earthquake

    Jamaica jolted by magnitude 5.6 earthquake

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (Jamaica Observer) — Jamaica was rocked by an estimated 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Monday morning. The quake occurred at approximately 10:57 am and was reportedly felt right across the island. The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, United States Minor Outlying…

  • Tanny Rose dies

    Tanny Rose dies

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Strong ruling party member Tanny Rose, has died. Rose passed away on Monday at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center, where he was receiving treatment. More to come Аdvеrtіѕе wіth thе most visited news site in Antigua and Barbuda ~…

  • Businessman stabbed, wife and daughter held at knife-point in hours-long stand-off

    Businessman stabbed, wife and daughter held at knife-point in hours-long stand-off

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (State Media) —  A businessman is now in hospital, reportedly in a stable condition, after being stabbed by one his employees. The frightening sequence of events started sometime after 10 Sunday night and continued well past 4 Monday morning, during…

  • Simon calls for Antigua Labour Party to oust Prime Minister Gaston Browne amidst stinging defeat in St. Mary’s South

    Simon calls for Antigua Labour Party to oust Prime Minister Gaston Browne amidst stinging defeat in St. Mary’s South

    ——————————————————————— Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (REAL News) — MP-Elect Kelvin “Shugy” Simon says the members of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) should get rid of Prime Minister Gaston Browne, given his failure to win the St. Mary’s South seat after having spent millions of…

  • Antigua and Barbuda’s 1st judge-only murder trial begins for Jeffrey Daniel

    Antigua and Barbuda’s 1st judge-only murder trial begins for Jeffrey Daniel

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (Loop News) — History will be made on Monday as Antigua and Barbuda holds its first-ever judge-only murder trial, featuring Jeffrey Daniel as the accused in this landmark case. Daniel is charged with the murder of 56-year-old David Roberts, an…

  • DEAN JONAS: ‘Donkey Leader – Incompetent, greedy, stubborn, selfish and ignorant’

    DEAN JONAS: ‘Donkey Leader – Incompetent, greedy, stubborn, selfish and ignorant’

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group A social media post by former St. George MP Dean Jonas has been making the rounds and has left some wondering who he might be describing as a donkey leader in the post. Some pundits say Jonas s lashing out…

  • Simon to report police officer who made cut-throat gesture to him

    Simon to report police officer who made cut-throat gesture to him

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (REAL News) — A complaint is being levelled against a police officer who reportedly made a threatening gesture to the United Progressive Party’s candidate, Kelvin “Shugy” Simon, during the by-election activities on Tuesday, October 24. Simon alleges that the officer…

  • SMS byelection result confirms people’s desire for change: St. Peter MP

    SMS byelection result confirms people’s desire for change: St. Peter MP

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The result of the October 24 byelection confirmed the desire of the people of St. Mary’s South for the change they voted for in the general election.  This was the view expressed by St. Peter Member of Parliament Asot Michael…

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]