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JCI Antigua donates to the Cancer Center

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On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the world joined the Junior Chambers International for their annual JCI Active Citizen Day.

JCI Antigua was sure to lead by example as they made a timely donation to The Cancer Center, to actively help the fight against Cancer.

JCI Antigua has had a long-standing partnership with The Cancer Center which is the premier medical institution specializing in Cancer care and prevention in the OECS.

The partnership falls under one of the many projects commissioned by the service-based organization, through the Senator Leandra James Cancer Awareness Campaign.

This year, JCI Antigua decided to make a special donation of two 53lbs Oxygen Tanks and $10,000 to be used towards Cancer care.

In accepting the donation, Henry J Hazel, Chief Operating Officer for The Cancer Center remarked how delighted the team is to have JCI Antigua partnering with them year after year.

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The oxygen tanks would allow for increased availability of oxygen when needed. Hazel went on to suggest further collaboration with JCI Antigua soon. “What would be great, is for JCI Antigua, in collaboration with The Cancer Center, stage a public awareness campaign focusing on cancer screening and detecting,” Hazel said. The COO went on to describe the possibility of staging a free public cancer screening in partnership with JCI Antigua.

President for JCI Antigua, Tammie Gage, agreed to the suggestion, stating that it would be a good initiative to undertake in 2020. “As you know, we stage a cancer awareness campaign in the form of a colour run. This year we had 1800 participants. What we can do for our 2020 colour run is to include information pamphlets and information sheets about cancer awareness and the work of the TCC in each colour run package. This would be a perfect way to increase awareness among participants and the wider public,” Gage responded.

The Senator Leandra James Cancer Awareness Campaign seeks to employ a personable and interactive approach in bringing awareness to the pervasiveness of cancer, how it affects our society today, and what measures can be adopted to prevent and treat different forms of this disease. Proceeds from the annual colour run go towards purchasing of health care provisions and equipment as well as monetary donations to health care services.

The next installment of the Senator Leandra James Cancer Awareness Colour Run Campaign will be in June 2020.

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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]