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  • 2022 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta: on for next year

    2022 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta: on for next year

    Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta invites you to come back to join us next year, March 30th to April 4th. Our Italian watchmakers, Locman, will return to sponsor us offering their wonderful time-keepers as prizes. Our Dragon class will return also, and we welcome the new Historic class of yachts built or designed on or before…

  • Lewis Hamilton takes superb win in Sao Paulo

    Lewis Hamilton takes superb win in Sao Paulo

    Lewis Hamilton passed title rival Max Verstappen after an intense battle to take one of his greatest victories and win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Hamilton took the lead with 12 laps to go after fighting up from 10th place on the grid and cut Verstappen’s advantage in the championship to 14 points. His move…

  • Chanderpaul appointed batting consultant for the West Indies Rising Stars U19s

    Chanderpaul appointed batting consultant for the West Indies Rising Stars U19s

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced that West Indies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul will join the West Indies Rising Stars U19s squad as the batting consultant for the upcoming High-Performance Camp in Antigua as part of the West Indies Rising Stars U19s preparations for the ICC U19s Cricket World Cup to be hosted in the Caribbean in January…

  • CWI thanks Dwayne Bravo for his outstanding international career

    CWI thanks Dwayne Bravo for his outstanding international career

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) has lauded Dwayne Bravo on his outstanding international career, during which time he helped win three ICC world titles as a member of the West Indies Men’s Team. The star all-rounder, and former West Indies captain, announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. He indicated that the ICC Men’s T20…

  • ICC congratulates Dwayne Bravo for a fine career

    ICC congratulates Dwayne Bravo for a fine career

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated former West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo for an impressive career that saw him stand out across formats and taste great success in ICC tournaments over the years. The 38-year-old all-rounder announced his international retirement after the team’s last Super 12 fixture against Australia in the ongoing ICC Men’s…

  • Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets in T20 World Cup

    Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets in T20 World Cup

    Abu Dhabi – Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets in their ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup match on Saturday at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. Summarised scores: West Indies 157 for seven off 20 overs (Kieron Pollard 44, Evin Lewis 29, Shimron Hetmyer 27, Andre Russell 18 not out,…

  • Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini charged with fraud and other offences

    Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini charged with fraud and other offences

    Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini have been charged with fraud and other offences by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation into a controversial $2million (£1.4m) payment. The 85-year-old Blatter and 65-year-old Platini now face a trial within months at federal criminal court in Bellinzona, Switzerland. ‘This payment…

  • Taking responsibility was critical, says Man-of-the-Match Pooran

    Taking responsibility was critical, says Man-of-the-Match Pooran

    Stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran said it had been critically important to take responsibility for the West Indies innings after captain Kieron Pollard was forced out of Friday’s win over Bangladesh with injury. The left-hander struck a Man-of-the-Match 40 off 22 deliveries as the Caribbean side gathered 142 for seven at Sharjah Cricket Stadium and then…

  • Much-anticipated Test Series will start at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on March 8, 2022

    Much-anticipated Test Series will start at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on March 8, 2022

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the match schedule and venues for the much anticipated England T20 International (T20I) and Test Tours of the West Indies in January and March 2022. The England Men’s Series in the Caribbean forms a focal point for one of the West Indies Men’s busiest ever years of International Home…

  • Chris Gayle: ‘I have no respect for Curtly Ambrose whatsoever’

    Chris Gayle: ‘I have no respect for Curtly Ambrose whatsoever’

    Chris Gayle had stern words for Curtly Ambrose after the former West Indies fast bowler said that the batter wouldn’t be his automatic pick in the West Indies XI for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which begins on Sunday in UAE. Gayle hit back at Ambrose saying he has “no respect” for the former player…

  • Khan ‘a skillful professional, effective servant’ of West Indies cricket – CWI

    Khan ‘a skillful professional, effective servant’ of West Indies cricket – CWI

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Tuesday expressed its sincerest condolences to the wife and family of former CWI Manager of Marketing and Communications, Imran Khan, who passed away on Tuesday morning in his native Guyana. Khan first joined the then West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as Media Officer for the West Indies Men’s Team, and…

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]