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  • LETTER: The Importance of Caribbean Junior Literature

    LETTER: The Importance of Caribbean Junior Literature

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. DEAR EDITOR: In the late 1970s to early 1980s there was an effort in the Caribbean to publish adventure novels based on actual events in Caribbean history targeting the 11 – 14 age group. By the 1990s this effort had petered out and books such…

  • Antigua Cruise Port Presents Summer Cool II

    Antigua Cruise Port Presents Summer Cool II

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Antigua Cruise Port has launched the second edition of its community training series, Summer Cool II. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The four-day training event focuses on preparing Antigua Cruise Port employees and external stakeholders for the upcoming cruise season.…

  • 2 cases withdrawn from Court based on provisions before recent amendments to Criminal Prosecutions Services Act

    2 cases withdrawn from Court based on provisions before recent amendments to Criminal Prosecutions Services Act

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (REAL News) — Although the Criminal Prosecutions Services Act, 2017 was recently amended, at least two matters were dismissed last week in the St. John’s Magistrates’ Court as a result of the law’s provisions. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The…

  • Family Appeals to 15-year-old Melissa Williams of Bendals to return home

    Family Appeals to 15-year-old Melissa Williams of Bendals to return home

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The family of 15-year-old Melissa Williams of Bendals is appealing to her to return home. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The Fourth Form student reportedly left her parents’ home on June 24 and has not been seen since. Her parents…

  • Ministry of Works employee charged for fraud

    Ministry of Works employee charged for fraud

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Colin Edwards, popularly called ‘Scrum Pum’ has been granted bail after being charged by the police for Larceny and Fraudulent Conversion. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Police say the charges relate to over XCD$80,000 allegedly entrusted to Edwards for a…

  • Break-in and Theft at Golden Grove Primary School Under Police Investigation

    Break-in and Theft at Golden Grove Primary School Under Police Investigation

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Police are investigating a break-in and the larceny of several items from the Golden Grove Primary School. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The matter was reported to the Grays Farm Police Station on the afternoon of June 21. Reportedly, there…

  • Kelvin Simon confident as re-election campaign gears up for the 100-day countdown

    Kelvin Simon confident as re-election campaign gears up for the 100-day countdown

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. After three weeks of propagandizing the legitimacy of Kelvin Simon’s resignation as the Member of Parliament for St. Mary’s South, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that the ABLP is preparing for a by-election in St. Mary’s South. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP…

  • Audley Phillip’s Tribute to Bishop Ewing Dorsett

    Audley Phillip’s Tribute to Bishop Ewing Dorsett

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Barnabas was evidently dead when Luke wrote this verse, and the disciple used the past tense in describing him. As the author tells the story of the first Christians in Antioch, he turns aside to write this note about the passing of a good man.…

  • Government attorney pleased with Privy Council ruling on Alfa Nero injunction

    Government attorney pleased with Privy Council ruling on Alfa Nero injunction

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Senior Counsel Anthony Astaphan, representing the government, expressed his satisfaction with the Privy Council’s decision regarding the Alfa Nero Superyacht case. The court refused to grant an injunction sought by the company claiming ownership of…

  • Police investigate assault on teenagers by armed youths in Nut Grove

    Police investigate assault on teenagers by armed youths in Nut Grove

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (REAL News) — Youth on youth violence continues unabated, with an assault on two teenagers being investigated by the Police.  CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Reports say that a 19-year-old Nut Grove victim telephoned the Grays Farm Police Station and…

  • Masked gunmen rob 2 men of more than $800 in Valley Road hold-up

    Masked gunmen rob 2 men of more than $800 in Valley Road hold-up

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (REAL News) — Two men were relieved of over $800 in cash in a hold-up that took place on the Valley Road. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. One of the victims, a Gray Hill resident, reported to the Bolans Police…

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]