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  • Lobster farmers get extension to use Styrofoam

    Lobster farmers get extension to use Styrofoam

    The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has granted lobster farmers an extension on the use of Styrofoam. It followed a meeting held on Thursday between lobster farmers, Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Molwyn Joseph and Environment Implementation Coordinator, Indira James-Henry. During the consultation, the farmers were asked by Minister Joseph what…

  • Man who saved children from burning house honoured

    Man who saved children from burning house honoured

    The Dominican man who pulled two young children from a burning house in South Street in September was honoured by Governor General Sir Rodney Williams on Thursday during an investiture ceremony at Government House. William Barber was awarded the Governor General’s Faithful and Meritorious Service Medal-Cross for meritorious service in saving lives. It is the…

  • UK – Local pair quizzed over Gatwick drones

    UK – Local pair quizzed over Gatwick drones

    BBC – A 47-year-old man and 54-year-old woman from Crawley are being questioned over multiple drone sightings that brought Gatwick Airport to a standstill. Flights were grounded for more than 36 hours when drones were first spotted close to the runway on Wednesday night. The airport has since reopened and flights were operating on schedule,…

  • This team of Black women rowers is making history in a big way

    This team of Black women rowers is making history in a big way

    ESSENCE – Give a Black woman a challenge and watch her rise to the occasion. It’s an undeniable element entwined in her DNA that makes the impossible, possible, turns pain into passion, and flips the downright difficult into her greatest inspiration. Some say it’s “magic.” Some call it “blacknificence.” And others like Elvira Bell, Christal…

  • Guyana PM appeals for calm after government falls

    Guyana PM appeals for calm after government falls

    Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has appealed for calm after the coalition government of President David Granger failed to defeat a motion of no confidence brought against it by the main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), general secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday. Government backbencher, Charandaas Persaud, voted with the opposition in ensuring the success of the…

  • Police destroy $30 million worth of drugs

    Police destroy $30 million worth of drugs

    Police on Friday destroyed approximately $30 million worth of drugs at Burma Dump. The drugs which were destroyed comprised of cocaine, cannabis, hashish and ecstasy. These were drugs that came from the police, High Court and the Office of National Drugs and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) that were disposed of in the Court or…

  • When law enforcement lacks humanity!

    When law enforcement lacks humanity!

    By Dr Neals Chitan The departure lounge at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts was quickly becoming a hive of disgruntled travellers on Monday, December 17, 2018, as a crippled Leeward Island Air Transport (LIAT) flight 313 sat totally incapacitated on the tarmac. As fellow travellers in this multi-national Caribbean mix, my…

  • ABS workers on strike

    ABS workers on strike

    Information Minister Melford Nicholas says workers at the state-owned Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) should be prepared to give “an honest day’s work” even as their strike action over working conditions and payment of overtime is expected to continue on Friday. “I am very firm in my commitment that the government must be able…

  • PM gives thumbs up to newly opened Hodges Bay Resort and Spa

    PM gives thumbs up to newly opened Hodges Bay Resort and Spa

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Thursday got a first-hand look at the newly opened Hodges Bay Resort and Spa located on the island’s northern corridor. Joined by colleague Minister and Minister of Tourism and Investment, the Prime Minister was given a tour by the executives of the property inclusive of Sunil Chatrani CEO of Elegant…

  • FCCA joins Tourism Ministry and Rotary Club to share Spirit of Christmas

    FCCA joins Tourism Ministry and Rotary Club to share Spirit of Christmas

    The Ministry of Tourism and Investment joined forces with the Rotary Club of Antigua to host the annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation 2018 Holiday Gift Giving Event. The Holiday Gift Project is an outreach programme of the FCCA Foundation which seeks to provide Christmas gifts to underprivileged children in its member destinations. In keeping…

  • Why silence about the Climate Conference in Poland?

    By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States.  He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto.   The views expressed are his own.) A statement may have been…

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]