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  • UPDATE: Probe intensifies into Antigua’s 9th homicide for 2023

    UPDATE: Probe intensifies into Antigua’s 9th homicide for 2023

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group A high-level probe is continuing in Antigua and Barbuda’s 9th murder so far this year. A man was found dead in his car early Thursday morning in the area between the T.N. Kirnon Primary and Antigua Grammar Schools.  Passersby made…

  • Decomposing body of Jamaica national discovered at his home and hurriedly buried after funeral homes refuse to handle it

    Decomposing body of Jamaica national discovered at his home and hurriedly buried after funeral homes refuse to handle it

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (REAL News) — The body of a Jamaican man was hurriedly buried after the country’s two main funeral homes refused to store the body due to its decomposed state and the fact that there was no next of kin. It…

  • Group of 3 youth attack teen who is left nursing knife wounds in hospital

    Group of 3 youth attack teen who is left nursing knife wounds in hospital

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (REAL News) — A teenager is nursing injuries following a knife attack by knownbyoung men in St. John’s. Reports say that an Emergency Room doctor at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre telephoned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and reported…

  • Antigua congratulates Dominica on Independence

    Antigua congratulates Dominica on Independence

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group STATEMENT ON THE 45th INDEPENDENCE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA On 3rd November, 1978, the Commonwealth of Dominica became a sovereign and independent State, making it 45 years a youthful democracy, today. Having once been a member of the Leeward…

  • Antigua And Barbuda Ministry Of Tourism And Tourism Authority Congratulate Sir Robert Barrett

    Antigua And Barbuda Ministry Of Tourism And Tourism Authority Congratulate Sir Robert Barrett

    Wayne Mariette Photo Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation, and Investment along with the Board and the staff of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority, extend heartiest congratulations to Antigua and Barbuda tourism industry veteran Mr.…

  • ‘Good vs bad carbs’ debate settled. Here’s what you really should eat

    ‘Good vs bad carbs’ debate settled. Here’s what you really should eat

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Time to go against the grain? The debate over “good versus bad carbs” has long tormented diners — now, new research published in Frontiers in Nutrition is revealing the carbohydrates you should be choosing at mealtime. “It’s tempting to think…

  • Second Annual ABYMA Showcase nears with a new venue

    Second Annual ABYMA Showcase nears with a new venue

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group On November 16-17, the Antigua & Barbuda Yachting & Marine Association (ABYMA) will present over twenty leading companies & organizations that provide service and support to the marine industry. This 2nd edition of the ABYMA showcase offers individuals an opportunity to…

  • LETTER: Dean of the Ungrateful

    LETTER: Dean of the Ungrateful

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group DEAR EDITOR: Oh, how amusing it is to witness Dean Jonas, the disgruntled former MP for St. George, launching his feeble attack on Prime Minister Gaston Browne. You see, Mr. Jonas, who is already a ripe age of 64, apparently…

  • Antigua records 9th homicide for 2023

    Antigua records 9th homicide for 2023

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group (State Media) — Police are now on the scene where the lifeless body of a man was found with gunshot wounds in a car in St John’s. The grim discovery was made by passersby off Factory Road between two schools.…

  • Ministry Of Creative Industries Apologizes To Governor General Sir Rodney Williams

    Ministry Of Creative Industries Apologizes To Governor General Sir Rodney Williams

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The Ministry of Education, Sports, and the Creative Industries, in conjunction with the Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission, extends a heartfelt public apology to His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, and his esteemed office, in…

  • Call him Sir Steadroy: ‘Cutie’ Benjamin knighted despite opposition

    Call him Sir Steadroy: ‘Cutie’ Benjamin knighted despite opposition

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Steadroy Benjamin, who serves as both the Attorney General and Minister of Labour, Public Safety, and Immigration in Antigua and Barbuda, was on Wednesday awarded the nation’s second-highest honor. He was bestowed with the title of Knight Grand Cross of…

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]