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  • 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…

  • Asot Michael: SMS byelection a referendum of Gaston Browne

    Asot Michael: SMS byelection a referendum of Gaston Browne

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group St. Peter Member of Parliament Asot Michael says the recently held byelection in St. Mary’s South was a referendum on Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s popularity across the length and breath of the country, and his suitability to…

  • Flash Flood Watch in effect

    Flash Flood Watch in effect

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  • Pence quits US presidential race after struggling to gain traction

    Pence quits US presidential race after struggling to gain traction

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. “It’s become clear to me:…

  • Antigua and Barbuda marks a resounding return to regional table tennis at the 2023 OECS championships

    Antigua and Barbuda marks a resounding return to regional table tennis at the 2023 OECS championships

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group In a monumental step forward in the revival of table tennis nationally and regionally, Antigua and Barbuda proudly announces its participation in the 2023 OECS Championships, scheduled in Dominica from December 15th to 17th. This marks a significant milestone in…

  • Friends actor Matthew Perry dead at 54

    Friends actor Matthew Perry dead at 54

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (The Associated Press) — Matthew Perry, who starred as sarcastic-but-sweet Chandler Bing in the hit series Friends, has died. He was 54. The Emmy-nominated actor who was raised in Ottawa was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles…

  • Tecla Thomas resigns from the DNA

    Tecla Thomas resigns from the DNA

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group 28th October 2023 Ms. Majorie Parchment Deputy Secretary General Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Radio Range   Dear Deputy Secretary General,   I hope that this letter finds you in good health and spirit. The time has come for me to…

  • Most people think these cupboards are pointless. Here’s how to properly use them

    Most people think these cupboards are pointless. Here’s how to properly use them

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  • Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission Announces POSTPONEMENT of “A Night of Theatre” due to Inclement Weather

    Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission Announces POSTPONEMENT of “A Night of Theatre” due to Inclement Weather

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission (ABFC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Sports, and the Creative Industries, deeply regrets to announce the POSTPONEMENT of “A Night of Theatre” at the University of the West Indies Auditorium, Five Islands…

  • Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission Confirms Event Continuation Despite Inclement Weather

    Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission Confirms Event Continuation Despite Inclement Weather

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission (ABFC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Sports, and the Creative Industries, is pleased to announce that all scheduled events for the upcoming weekend will proceed as planned, despite adverse weather conditions affecting…

  • Missing Bendals teen found

    Missing Bendals teen found

    Alicia Grayman, the 17-year-old of Bendals who reportedly went missing on Tuesday has been found. She was located at a home in Villa by the police around 1 p.m. on Saturday, and taken to the police station. Two male persons of interest were also taken into police custody. Further investigations are ongoing into the matter.…

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]