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  • 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…

  • Man stabbed on lower Redcliffe Street; Suspect arrested

    Man stabbed on lower Redcliffe Street; Suspect arrested

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (REAL News) — Police are investigating a highly publicized incident in which a
young man was stabbed in the side by another man on lower
Redcliffe Street. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The offence took place since Wednesday, June 21, at about…

  • PM Browne wants UPP Chair D. Gisele Isaac to apologize over Alfa Nero proceeds remarks

    PM Browne wants UPP Chair D. Gisele Isaac to apologize over Alfa Nero proceeds remarks

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  • Antigua and Barbuda diplomat delivers stark warning on behalf of SIDS at Paris Summit

    Antigua and Barbuda diplomat delivers stark warning on behalf of SIDS at Paris Summit

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Antigua and Barbuda’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Tumasie Blair painted a bleak future for Small Island Developing States should the status quo that has denied them the opportunity to build resilient economies and achieve prosperity be allowed to continue. CLICK HERE TO…

  • ABLP preparing for byelection in St. Mary’s South, PM Browne says

    ABLP preparing for byelection in St. Mary’s South, PM Browne says

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Gaston Browne, Leader of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party, Talks About By-election Preparations Gaston Browne, the leader of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party,…

  • Man accused of shooting Carlisle Bay employees granted bail

    Man accused of shooting Carlisle Bay employees granted bail

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. A man accused of shooting two employees at Carlisle Bay resort has been granted bail by the High Court. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Frederick Henry, facing charges of attempted murder, shooting with intent to murder, unlawful possession of a…

  • UPDATE: Murphy Charles has been found

    UPDATE: Murphy Charles has been found

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  • PABRO Donates to Parham Community Clinic

    PABRO Donates to Parham Community Clinic

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The Parham Alliance Beautification and Revitalization Organization (PABRO) continues to positively impact Parham Town by making yet another donation, in a series of ongoing donations to the Parham Community Clinic. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Nurse April Francis accepted these…

  • Bishop Ewing Dorsett has died

    Bishop Ewing Dorsett has died

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (State Media) — The nation has lost one of its most influential religious leaders. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Bishop Ewing Dorsett died at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre earlier today at the age of 80. He was way…

  • First Community Emergency Response Command Centre opens

    First Community Emergency Response Command Centre opens

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. One disaster district is boasting the first ever community emergency response command centre in Antigua and Barbuda to better provide the services required for the management of disasters at the community level. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. The facility, located…

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]