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  • Small craft advisory in effect for Antigua, Barbuda

    Small craft advisory in effect for Antigua, Barbuda

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services 11:10 am Saturday 11 November 2023 …Small craft advisory in effect for Antigua, Barbuda and Anguilla… …Small craft advisory goes into effect tonight for Montserrat… …Small craft advisory may be required for other islands over the next 24 hours……

  • Antigua & Barbuda delegation holds talks in Barbados to support Caribbean-Africa air bridge

    Antigua & Barbuda delegation holds talks in Barbados to support Caribbean-Africa air bridge

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. A delegation representing Antigua & Barbuda recently embarked on a diplomatic mission to Barbados, engaging in discussions with key aviation and government officials. This visit comes as Prime Minister Gaston Browne expresses a commitment to foster collaboration between Bridgetown and St. John’s, aimed at…

  • Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Enhances Capabilities with Arrival of Second Aircraft, ‘Alpha II’

    Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Enhances Capabilities with Arrival of Second Aircraft, ‘Alpha II’

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. Exciting milestone for Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force as they receive their second aircraft, ‘Alpha II.’ Joining forces with ‘Alpha I,’ these planes are set to play crucial roles in medevac services, troop movements, humanitarian disaster recovery, and search and rescue operations. Flight testing…

  • Victim of violent physical abuse to appeal ‘unfair judgment’

    Victim of violent physical abuse to appeal ‘unfair judgment’

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. In response to the recent judgment and sentencing of Jennifer George John, her legal team led by attorney Wendel Robinson, has decided to appeal the High Court decision. Ms. John was found guilty of damaging the Mazda Jeep of her girlfriend, Ebony Nicole Nicolas,…

  • ABLP announces primary candidates and nominations closure

    ABLP announces primary candidates and nominations closure

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. The Central Executive of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) recently convened a meeting on Friday, November 3, to nominate and confirm candidates for the primary election in the constituency of St. John’s Rural West. During this meeting, the Central Executive confirmed and…

  • Diabetes Awareness comes to Life

    Diabetes Awareness comes to Life

      Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. ACB Caribbean team members decked in blue polo shirts marked “I wear blue for Diabetes Awareness.” ACB Caribbean’s Digital Banking and Finance, Accounting and Administration Teams have joined forces to bring awareness to Diabetes within ACB Caribbean and the wider community. As November…

  • Andrew Antonio resigns from the DNA

    Andrew Antonio resigns from the DNA

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. 9th November, 2023 Marjorie Parchment Duty Secretary General Democratic National Alliance Radio Range Dear Deputy Secretary General, I regretfully inform you of my formal resignation, effective immediately. This was a difficult decision for me to make, but I firmly believe it is the most…

  • Community Unites for Paynters Clean Up Campaign Led by NODS – St. Peter’s District Disaster Team

    Community Unites for Paynters Clean Up Campaign Led by NODS – St. Peter’s District Disaster Team

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. By Brendon Jones Peetron Thomas, Humanitarian and Telecommunications Coordinator for the NODS – St. Peter’s District Disaster Team, is extending a heartfelt invitation to all willing and able men and women to join hands in support of the upcoming Clean Up Campaign in Paynters.…

  • Woman reportedly lies about baby being buried in yard of ex-lover

    Woman reportedly lies about baby being buried in yard of ex-lover

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. (REAL News) — While being investigated by the Police on complaints of annoyance, a woman lied on her ex-boyfriend, claiming that he had buried a baby in his yard. This allegation reportedly caused a sergeant from the Special Services Unit to make a report…

  • Delay in swearing-in Simon appears to be political, Symister says

    Delay in swearing-in Simon appears to be political, Symister says

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. (REAL News) — The delayed swearing-in of Kelvin “Shugy” Simon, the recently re-elected representative for St. Mary’s South, is as a political move by the Gaston Browne Administration, as far as attorney Leon Chaku Symister is concerned. Simon made history by becoming the first…

  • Man, 65, receives 4-year sentence for Brutal Hammer Attacks on Common-Law Partner

    Man, 65, receives 4-year sentence for Brutal Hammer Attacks on Common-Law Partner

    Click Here to Get the News Delivered Directly to Your Phone. A 65-year-old man, Winston Tittle, was sentenced to four years in prison for brutally attacking his common-law partner with a hammer on two separate occasions. The incidents stemmed from a dispute over a sheet, with Tittle demanding she leave the house. Despite the victim…

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]