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  • West Indies Run Machine — Shivnarine Chanderpaul — inducted in ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

    West Indies Run Machine — Shivnarine Chanderpaul — inducted in ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

    Former West Indies captain and one of their mainstay in batting for a long long time, Shivnarine Chanderpaul was inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during a function in Sydney (Australia) last evening. Barely a month ago, on October 2, 2022, the West Indies Run Machine, Chanderpaul, was inducted into the USA Cricket…

  • Antigua DPP charged for fraud wants passport returned

    Antigua DPP charged for fraud wants passport returned

    Antigua’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Anthony Armstrong, who is facing fraud charges in relation to three land transactions, is to know on Thursday whether his passport will be returned to him. The Jamaican attorney-at-law was arrested on Saturday on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport and later charged with conspiracy and fraudulent conversion.…

  • Antigua’s DPP to appear in Jamaican court today for alleged fraudulent conversion

    Antigua’s DPP to appear in Jamaican court today for alleged fraudulent conversion

    Jamaican attorney Anthony Armstrong, who is the director of public prosecutions in Antigua, is to appear in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today in relation to charges of fraudulent conversion. The charges  stem from the sale of three properties 18 years ago in Jamaica, in which Armstrong represented the complainant, who was the vendor.…

  • Dominica – Prime Minister Skerrit announces date for snap general election

    Dominica – Prime Minister Skerrit announces date for snap general election

    Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Sunday night announced December 6 as the date for a snap general election in Dominica, three years after he led the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) to a convincing 18-3 victory in the general election of 2019. In a radio and television broadcast, Skerrit said Nomination Day will be November 18.…

  • Sandals Resorts International’s executive chairman is now Dr. Adam Stewart

    Sandals Resorts International’s executive chairman is now Dr. Adam Stewart

    Adam Stewart, the executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International and the Appliance Traders Group, which includes the Jamaica Observer, was on Saturday  conferred with the Doctor of Laws (LLD) for his work as an entrepreneur and philanthropist at the UWI’s 2022 Graduation ceremony held at its campus in Kingston, Jamaica. SOURCE: Jamaica Observer Make a…

  • Miss Antigua and Barbuda Keriann Thomas wins Miss OECS 2022 title

    Miss Antigua and Barbuda Keriann Thomas wins Miss OECS 2022 title

    Keriann Thomas – Miss Antigua and Barbuda secured the title of Miss OECS 2022, which took place on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Old Mill Cultural Centre, Dominica. Kejean Smith – Miss Saint Lucia, became the first runner-up, while Reesa Mcintosh – Miss Grenada, became the second runner-up of Miss OECS Pagent 2022.   Kahnein Blanchette…

  • Montserrat Arts Council Releases St. Patrick’s Festival 2023 Calendar

    Montserrat Arts Council Releases St. Patrick’s Festival 2023 Calendar

    Saturday, March 11 to Sunday, March 19, 2023, have been announced as the dates for the St. Patrick’s Festival in Montserrat. A calendar for the nine-day festival which commemorates the 1768 uprising on St. Patrick’s Day has been made available by the Montserrat Arts Council (MAC). Montserrat celebrates St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, as…

  • US Mid-term elections: a defining moment for the world

    US Mid-term elections: a defining moment for the world

    By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States.   He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) Democracy is at stake in the country that…

  • OECS: Happy 44th Independence Anniversary to Dominica!

    OECS: Happy 44th Independence Anniversary to Dominica!

    The OECS Commission extends its warmest congratulations to the Government and People of Dominica, on the occasion of the nation’s 44th Anniversary on Thursday 3rd November 2022, being celebrated under the theme “One Dominica, One People, One Vision”. A virtual flag-raising ceremony was held by the Commission to commemorate the Anniversary. The ceremony featured an…

  • Grenada: Former Gov’t minister admits sale of diplomatic passports

    Grenada: Former Gov’t minister admits sale of diplomatic passports

    Former Foreign Affairs Minister Oliver Joseph has admitted that the previous New National Party (NNP) administration had a policy of accepting cash for diplomatic passports. However, there have been denials that a Polish man was charged almost double the usual amount and a significant portion of that went to the bank account of an NNP…

  • Two St. Maarteners Awarded Scholarships to Debbie Allen Dance Academy Summer Intensive 2023

    Two St. Maarteners Awarded Scholarships to Debbie Allen Dance Academy Summer Intensive 2023

    Two young St. Maarten dancers have received a rare opportunity to uplevel their skills at the academy founded by award-winning and multi-genre dancer/actor/director Debbie Allen. Faith Peterson (19) and Vivian Nixon of Debbie Allen Dance Academy at Art Saves Lives Foundation Summer Intensive on St. Maarten in July 2022. Senlly Samuel and Faith Peterson, who…

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]