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  • UWI Five Islands Principal appointed Principal of Mona Campus in Jamaica

    UWI Five Islands Principal appointed Principal of Mona Campus in Jamaica

    The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has announced Professor Densil A. Williams as Principal of the Mona Campus effective August 1, 2023. He succeeds Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Dale Webber who resumes teaching and research duties as a Marine Biologist after July 31. Speaking on the appointment of the Campus Principal…

  • Airline to offer island hopping flights

    Airline to offer island hopping flights

    Virgin Atlantic has reaffirmed its commitment to the Caribbean by launching inter-island flying, making a wider variety of island destinations even more accessible. The announcement comes as the airline is set to fly from London to more destinations in the region than ever before, as well as offering over 150 per cent more seats in…

  • Another girls’ dormitory in Guyana destroyed by fire – no injuries reported

    Another girls’ dormitory in Guyana destroyed by fire – no injuries reported

    Another girls’ dormitory in Guyana was destroyed by fire on Thursday. According to police reports, shortly before 3:00am, the blaze destroyed a dormitory in Karasabai, Rupununi, in Region nine, which is to the south of Guyana. So far, there have been no reports of injuries. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. According…

  • The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season begins

    The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season begins

    The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has officially begun, ushering in the start of a six-month stretch when forecasters expect storms to churn in the ocean and threaten the East Coast of the United States. One year ago, the season got off to a slow start before a total of 14 named storms formed in the…

  • TRINIDAD: Deliveryman robbed of alcohol, dumped on roadside

    TRINIDAD: Deliveryman robbed of alcohol, dumped on roadside

    (Trinidad Newsday) — A 30-year-old deliveryman was robbed of a quantity of alcohol in Curepe and driven by bandits to another area where he was left at the side of the road on Monday afternoon. Police said the man was about to deliver the alcohol to a grocery on Broome Street, at around 12.30 pm,…

  • Queen Ifrica says she was raped at age 8 by older girl

    Queen Ifrica says she was raped at age 8 by older girl

    (Jamaica Observer) — Seemingly rankled by comments made by Minister Marion Hall who recently intimated that Queen Ifrica was a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community, reggae artiste Queen Ifrica took to TikTok over the weekend to defend her sexuality. As she sought to strike back at Hall, Queen Ifrican…

  • Woman charged for robbing employer

    Woman charged for robbing employer

    Police in Trinidad have charged a woman who allegedly robbed her employer. The woman, 28, of Pointe-a-Pierre Road, Vistabella, worked at Persad’s Superstore, Marabella. The theft was captured on the company’s CCTV cameras and reviewed by the store manager, who had been told the employee was stealing from the business. The footage for May 21…

  • Guyana school girl accused of setting girls’ dorm on fire to be charged with murder

    Guyana school girl accused of setting girls’ dorm on fire to be charged with murder

    Guyana police on Sunday said that a secondary school girl, who allegedly caused the death of 19 of her schoolmates when she set the dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School ablaze last Monday, will be charged with murder. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Assistant Police Commissioner Wendell Blanhum, said the department arrived at this…

  • Police, principal intervene in school ‘hanging’ video

    Police, principal intervene in school ‘hanging’ video

    (Trinidad Express) — A secondary school pupil in Trinidad who was captured in a video with a rope around his neck on a chair in a classroom has been receiving counselling and psycho-social support from the State. A senior police officer in the Central police division who did not wish to be named told the…

  • Brilliant Bajans win T20 Blaze to complete the double

    Brilliant Bajans win T20 Blaze to complete the double

    Barbados completed the double by capturing the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s T20 Blaze, by defeating Leeward Islands by eight wickets on the final day of the competition on Saturday. Entering the match at Warner Park level with Guyana on 12 points and needing a victory to secure the title, Barbados chased down 122 to…

  • Antigua PM sends letter of condolence to Guyana’s President after 19 children die in fire

    Antigua PM sends letter of condolence to Guyana’s President after 19 children die in fire

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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]