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  • Skerritt and Shallow elected unopposed as President and Vice President of CWI

    Skerritt and Shallow elected unopposed as President and Vice President of CWI

    Ricky Skerritt and Dr Kishore Shallow have been re-elected unopposed to the posts of President and Vice President respectively, of Cricket West Indies (CWI). They will serve a second two-year term. The re-election process was conducted as one of the key items on the agenda of the 22nd Annual General meeting of CWI, on Sunday…

  • Team Antigua Pairs raise more than US$10K for charity

    Team Antigua Pairs raise more than US$10K for charity

    Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown is delighted to publicly declare the funds raised by Joseph Nunes and Travis Weste, who chose Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown as their cause for the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. The duo undertook a phenomenal feat and rowed 3,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic from La Gomera, Spain to…

  • CWI holds 22nd Annual General Meeting

    CWI holds 22nd Annual General Meeting

    UPDATED: The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was due to start at 10.00am this morning, was adjourned as there was a lack of quorum. The meeting therefore could not proceed to business as the CWI Articles of Association stipulate that nine (9) representatives of the Full Members need to be present…

  • Antigua beats USVI 3-0

    Antigua beats USVI 3-0

    US Virgin Islands 0-3 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda bounced back after recording a disappointing 2-2 draw with Montserrat in the Group A opener and defeated Gilberto Damiano’s US Virgin Islands 3-0 in St. Thomas. Quinton Griffithscored a brace and put The Benna Boys back on track ahead of tricky-looking ties with Grenada and…

  • Antigua and Barbuda predicted to win WC Qualifiers against USVI today

    Antigua and Barbuda predicted to win WC Qualifiers against USVI today

    FIFA World Cup 2022 – CONCACAF Qualifiers – US Virgin Islands vs Antigua and Barbuda Preview & Prediction THE FACTS When is US Virgin Islands vs Antigua and Barbuda taking place? Saturday 27th March, 2021 – 23:00 (UK) Where is US Virgin Islands vs Antigua and Barbuda taking place? Bethlehem Soccer Complex, St. Croix THE PREDICTION Antigua and…

  • Sir Molwyn donates sporting equipment to 17-year-old D’ahri Francis

    Sir Molwyn donates sporting equipment to 17-year-old D’ahri Francis

    Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment Sir Molwyn Joseph continues to advocate for Health and Wellness in Antigua and Barbuda. In keeping with his Wellness portfolio, Sir Molwyn has donated sporting equipment to 17-year-old D’ahri Francis. Sir Molwyn stated that during his years as a teen growing up in Jennings and playing Cricket, he…

  • Sprinter Cejhae Greene becomes first Antiguan to Qualify for Tokyo Olympics

    Sprinter Cejhae Greene becomes first Antiguan to Qualify for Tokyo Olympics

    National sprinter, Cejhae Greene, has hit the qualifying mark for this year’s Olympic Games slated for July 23 to August 8 in Tokyo, Japan. In his first outdoor race of the season, Greene clocked 10.01 seconds in his round two, heat one contest at the Tropical Park Sprint Series held in Miami, Florida on Saturday…

  • $4.5M spent in Antiguan economy during Sri Lanka tour

    $4.5M spent in Antiguan economy during Sri Lanka tour

    CABINET NOTES: The Chief Executive Officer of Cricket West Indies (CWI) was invited to the Cabinet to share new possibilities that Antigua’s hosting of the Sri Lanka tour has created for the destination. He gave an accounting of the amounts spent in the economy for the on-going tour, at a time when there has been…

  • 4 former West Indies cricket legends thank India for COVID vaccine

    4 former West Indies cricket legends thank India for COVID vaccine

    Four former West Indies cricket team captains appreciated India’s effort in providing Made in India Covid-19 vaccines to fight the disease. The captains, including Vivian Richards, Richie Rich, Jimmy Adams and Ramnaresh Sarwan, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We thank you so much to India and Prime Minister Modi on behalf of Antigua and Barbuda…

  • Windies win ODI series vs Sri Lanka

    Windies win ODI series vs Sri Lanka

    Darren Bravo’s fourth one-day international century steered the West Indies to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Sunday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here, and a sweep of the three-match ODI series. Bravo was out for 102 in the 47th over when the West Indies needed only 26 runs to overhaul Sri Lanka’s…

  • Bubbly West Indies aim for sweep in third ODI

    Bubbly West Indies aim for sweep in third ODI

    West Indies will be gunning for their third whitewash in five series when they clash again with Sri Lanka in the final One-Day International (ODI) of the three-match series here today. The Caribbean side took a winning 2-0 lead on Friday with a nervy, five-wicket last-over victory following their comprehensive eight-win success in last Wednesday’s…

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]