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  • Antigua and Barbuda mourns Basketball Icon Wayne ‘Doc’ Harris

    Antigua and Barbuda mourns Basketball Icon Wayne ‘Doc’ Harris

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Sports Minister Daryl Matthew pays tribute to Wayne “Doc” Harris, calling his contribution to basketball “absolutely phenomenal.” Wayne Harris, a renowned figure in sports, has passed away, leaving an indelible mark on the community. His legacy as an athlete and…

  • CABINET NOTES of Wednesday 25th October 2023

    CABINET NOTES of Wednesday 25th October 2023

    1.     As it customary, Cabinet convened at 11:00 with an invocation and exhortation by a pastor. Hurricane Tammy 2.     The Cabinet gave thanks that the recent passage of Hurricane Tammy saw the nation being spared the worse of its wrath. While Antigua received some wind and rainfall, there was minimal damage to critical infrastructure. Barbuda also did…

  • Chaneil Imhoff, Avoy Knight resign from DNA

    Chaneil Imhoff, Avoy Knight resign from DNA

    Avoy Knight Swetes Village, St. Paul, Antigua Tel.: 268.721.8670 E-mail: [email protected] 25th October 2023 Col. Marjorie Parchment Dep. Secretary General Democratic National Alliance Browne’s Avenue St. John Antigua Dear Col. Parchment I hope I have greeted you in great health. In life, we ought to make difficult decisions on a daily basis; Today is no…

  • Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet Modernizes Rent Laws and Empowers Young Professionals with New Land Parcels

    Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet Modernizes Rent Laws and Empowers Young Professionals with New Land Parcels

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The Antiguan and Barbudan Cabinet approved an update to the outdated Rent Restriction Act from 1947. This move comes in response to concerns from residents about rent rates and rent collection challenges. The government seeks to establish fairness and efficiency…

  • Vandals Strike Ottos Comprehensive School, Prompting Swift Repairs and Police Action

    Vandals Strike Ottos Comprehensive School, Prompting Swift Repairs and Police Action

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Vandals recently targeted Ottos Comprehensive School, damaging the Staff Room building between October 20th and 21st. Principal Foster Roberts revealed the culprits entered by breaking windows and stole students’ hats. They also ransacked two teachers’ desks. Fortunately, the police apprehended…

  • The People’s Choice Has Not Changed in St. Mary’s South

    The People’s Choice Has Not Changed in St. Mary’s South

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Dear Editor: Please permit me some space in your paper to make a few points about the recent by-election. Let me start by congratulating Hon. Kelvin “Shugy” Simon on his re-election as the Member of Parliament for St. Mary’s South. Thousands…

  • CABINET NOTES of Wednesday 25th October 2023

    CABINET NOTES of Wednesday 25th October 2023

    1.     As it customary, Cabinet convened at 11:00 with an invocation and exhortation by a pastor. Hurricane Tammy 2.     The Cabinet gave thanks that the recent passage of Hurricane Tammy saw the nation being spared the worse of its wrath. While Antigua received some wind and rainfall, there was minimal damage to critical infrastructure. Barbuda also did…

  • ‘He is highly qualified’: George to be appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Corporate Governance and Public Private Partnerships

    ‘He is highly qualified’: George to be appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Corporate Governance and Public Private Partnerships

    Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne has appointed Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party candidate in the recently held by-election in the St. Mary’s South constituency Dwayne George as Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Corporate Governance and Public Private Partnerships. Dwayne George, who was a former senator before the recently held by-election lost…

  • Dwayne George lands high-profile job at Ministry of Finance

    Dwayne George lands high-profile job at Ministry of Finance

    Prime Minister Gaston Browne signals Dwayne George’s return to the Upper House and as Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance. George was unsuccessful in his bid for the St Mary’s South seat in Tuesday’s by-election.  He will take the oath of office for both posts Thursday afternoon. The United Progressive Party’s Kelvin Simon…

  • Knife-wielding tailor Copland receives High Court bail

    Knife-wielding tailor Copland receives High Court bail

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The businessman who was involved in a knife attack at the St. John’s Craft Market, which saw him placed on remand at His Majesty’s Prison, has been granted bail in the High Court. Marc Antony Copland’s attorney, Wayne Benjamin Marsh,…

  • Kelvin ‘Shugy’ Simon – Thank You Message

    Kelvin ‘Shugy’ Simon – Thank You Message

    Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group My fellow residents of St. Mary’s South. We have just come to the end of an intensive campaign, and I want to thank everyone for your financial, moral, and emotional support. We have made history in St. Mary’s South, where…

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]