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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 small and medium-sized businesses, knowledge of the internal controls necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk management procedures. The ideal candidate should possess an Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Accounting, or related field; and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in MSME lending in a financial services institution. The initial contracted employment period will be for two years subject to a performance review and an expression of further contracted employment three months before the expiration of the existing contract. The assignment is expected to begin on April 15, 2021.
The consultant will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the ECPCGC and the ECPCGC Board of Directors.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be viewed by following the attached link below.
https://tinyurl.com/yygezdt9
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, Accounting, or related field; and
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in MSME lending in a financial services institution.
Applicants should also have:
- 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
- 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 software.
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.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form by e-mail by February 16, 2021 to [email protected]
Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation
Brid Rock, Basseterre,
St. Kitts.
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]
6 responses to “BREAKING NEWS: Jamale Pringle Re-elected as Leader of United Progressive Party”
CONGRATULATIONS to Hon Jamal Pringle. Continue the good work. Walk good.
Congrats to the Hon. Jamale Pringle. It was expected. Richard Lewis’ first loss. More to come.
Congratulations to the Hon. Serpent. You withstood GB’s administration as the only one member for a term, and did an admirable job. The executives of UPP have endorsed you to continue with the task of serving as the opposition leader.
It is anticipated that all members will honour the name of the party by uniting and turn up the heat to get rid of GB’s administration. Brothers and sisters of UPP , you are the voice of our nation, UPP is made up of matured people, the party has the tasks organising itself in readiness to take back our country before GB administrationsink us totally.
All UPP let’s remain steadfast..
Once again, congratulations to the honourable gentleman,
Congratulations Mr.Pringle,as a said some time ago,he may have the Political maturity,but he still have time to develop himself, and as time goes by he will do well publicly…..
I can’t believe they would seat this inexperienced, untried, unschooled, unfledged young man is a position where he could very well be the next Prime Minister!! How is he the best the Party can do? It is not a popularity contest! We’re not staging a pageant! We need mature, clear-headed, capable, measured hands on the helm of this party! It is said that, “THE WORST FATE THAT CAN BEFALL A MAN IS TO BE LED BY A LESSOR MAN THAN HIMSELF!! Needless to say, this applies to you women too! This is not a “Statesman!” This is not a “solemn, level-headed, measured, capable leader! The ABLP will have an easy win!🤷
The UPP elected members should work together, establish a clear and agreed ethos for challenging youth unemployment, crime, police and immigration, poverty and corruption.
For too long ordinary Antiguans have been sidelined, our people have been made to pay for corruption that have become bread and butter in our country. UPP has the advantage to change the status quo by uniting our people, invest in our youths.
The UPP administration could take lessons from the youngest Afican president Ibrahim Traore. Traore is a visionary leader. He brought an end to imperialism, embraced foreign investment for the betterment of his people.