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  • Villa resident confesses to wounding after alleged home intrusion

    Villa resident confesses to wounding after alleged home intrusion

    A Villa resident, Shajah Joyce, has admitted to two counts of wounding in connection with an alleged house break-in. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Reportedly seeking to confront his wife, Joyce forcibly entered a residence on July 14, 2022, where she was temporarily staying. After…

  • Berle Wallace Jr Denies Charges in Murder of Fitness Trainer, Case Moves to High Court

    Berle Wallace Jr Denies Charges in Murder of Fitness Trainer, Case Moves to High Court

    Berle Wallace Jr has entered a plea of not guilty in the High Court. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group Wallace Jr stands accused of the fatal stabbing of 36-year-old personal trainer, Christopher Smithers, on March 1, 2022. The tragic incident unfolded on St. John’s Street…

  • Threatening Gestures in Court Prompt Police Report by Attorney Wendel Alexander

    Threatening Gestures in Court Prompt Police Report by Attorney Wendel Alexander

    Attorney at Law Wendel Alexander, previously known as Wendel Robinson, has lodged a complaint with the police, asserting that he faced threats while cross-examining Christopher Khouly during a court hearing. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The alleged threats came in the form of threatening hand…

  • Police operation thwarts cocaine smuggling to Antigua

    Police operation thwarts cocaine smuggling to Antigua

    The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has confiscated more than $73,000 worth of cocaine intended for Antigua and Barbuda. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group An elaborate drug trafficking network was exposed in the Northern Division, which utilized legitimate cargo shipments via local courier services…

  • VIDEO: Fighting Inequality for a Resilient Future

    VIDEO: Fighting Inequality for a Resilient Future

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  • Michael Joseph Joins Forces with Mental Health Advocate Chaneil Imhoff for World Mental Health Day

    Michael Joseph Joins Forces with Mental Health Advocate Chaneil Imhoff for World Mental Health Day

    Michael Joseph, Co-founder of the Fire Phoenix Foundation, is proud to announce its collaboration with mental health advocate Chaneil Imhoff to commemorate World Mental Health Day. As part of this partnership, Michael Joseph will provide students in grades 4, 5 & 6 at the Five Islands Primary School with a copy of the empowering mental…

  • Larry Gonsalves Bids Farewell After 44 Years with WIOC

    Larry Gonsalves Bids Farewell After 44 Years with WIOC

    After more than four decades of service at the WIOC Friar’s Hill Road service station, Larry Gonsalves bid farewell to his colleagues. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group West Indies Oil Company (WIOC) organized a special event to express their appreciation for Gonsalves, his team, and…

  • Defendant Hakeem Jeffery Admits Firearm Charges, Alters Plea

    Defendant Hakeem Jeffery Admits Firearm Charges, Alters Plea

    In a turn of events, Hakeem Jeffery, who had initially pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated robbery, robbery, possession of a firearm, and possession of ammunition related to a 2020 Parham supermarket robbery, changed his plea to admit to the firearm and ammunition offenses. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here…

  • Woman bailed over death of police officer – but lawyer questions legitimacy of charges

    Woman bailed over death of police officer – but lawyer questions legitimacy of charges

    (Observer) — The woman charged with causing death by dangerous driving following the collision that killed Police Constable Robert Dyer on September 4 made her first appearance in the St John’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday – but the mere fact that she was charged is not sitting well with her attorney. Get the news delivered directly…

  • Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas assumes role as PAHO/WHO Assistant Director

    Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas assumes role as PAHO/WHO Assistant Director

    Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda, was on Thursday sworn as the new Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Sealey-Thomas holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, as well as a Master of Public Health…

  • Families yet to collect ashes of Cameroonian nationals lost in smuggling disaster

    Families yet to collect ashes of Cameroonian nationals lost in smuggling disaster

    After eight months, the families of three Cameroonian victims who perished in a migrant smuggling disaster still haven’t collected their ashes in St Kitts. Get the news delivered directly to your phone. Click here to Join our WhatsApp Group The tragedy occurred when a vessel carrying 34 individuals, including the Cameroonian nationals, capsized near St…

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]