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  • UAE to host West Indies for three ODIs in June, ahead of World Cup Qualifiers

    UAE to host West Indies for three ODIs in June, ahead of World Cup Qualifiers

    As part of their preparations for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, the West Indies men’s cricket team will play three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Sharjah next month. The day-night matches will be played on Monday 5 June, Wednesday 7 June and Friday 9 June. Both teams…

  • Squads named for CG United Women’s Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze tournaments

    Squads named for CG United Women’s Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze tournaments

    The best women’s cricketers in the West Indies have assembled in St Kitts for the CG United Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze tournaments to be played from  May 8 to 27. The six regional teams have announced their squads to compete in five rounds of 50-over matches in the CG United Super50 Cup and then…

  • ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Caribbean bid process takes centre stage

    ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Caribbean bid process takes centre stage

    Caribbean countries invited to join Carnival of Cricket and deliver world class host venues as CWI prepares to stage major global event Cricket West Indies (CWI) is undertaking a thorough bid process for Caribbean countries wanting to host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be held in the West Indies and USA…

  • Trinidad and Tobago Crowned West Indies Rising Stars Under 15 Champions

    Trinidad and Tobago Crowned West Indies Rising Stars Under 15 Champions

    Trinidad and Tobago’s young cricket stars shined brightly as they clinched the West Indies Rising Stars Under 15 Championship title, defeating the Leeward Islands by six wickets, in an exciting final match at the Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG), Antigua. The Leeward Islands, led by Captain Matthew Miller, put up a spirited fight, scoring a total…

  • Squads named for Headley Weekes Series to be played at CCG

    Squads named for Headley Weekes Series to be played at CCG

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today named the squads for the upcoming Headley Weekes Tri-Series. Team Headley – named in honor of George Headley – will be captained by Joshua Da Silva, the wicket-keeper-batter. Team Weekes – named in honor of Sir Everton Weekes – will be led by Alick Athanaze, the…

  • 4 more medals picked up as curtains came down on 2023 instalment of CARIFTA Aquatic Championships

    4 more medals picked up as curtains came down on 2023 instalment of CARIFTA Aquatic Championships

    The curtains came down on the 2023 instalment of the Carifta Aquatic Championships in Curacao Sunday evening with an exciting finish for team Antigua & Barbuda. Four more medals were picked up. The races started off with the 400 m Freestyle events and we immediately captured 2 silver medals in both the 11-12 girl’s and…

  • Tiger Woods withdraws before completing 3rd round of Masters

    Tiger Woods withdraws before completing 3rd round of Masters

    (AP) — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament he has played at Augusta National as a professional. The tournament said about 90 minutes before play was to begin that Woods, who is still hobbled by the…

  • Guyana Harpy Eagles win West Indies Championship Title

    Guyana Harpy Eagles win West Indies Championship Title

    Guyana Harpy Eagles secured a thrilling 17-run victory over the Leeward Islands Hurricanes to win the West Indies Championship title and claim the Headley-Weekes Trophy. Kevin Sinclair’s six-wicket haul sealed the deal for Guyana as they bowled out Leewards for 125 on the fourth and final morning on Saturday at Guyana National Stadium. Off-spinner Sinclair’s…

  • West Indies Rising Stars Under 15s Championship to be played in Antigua April 4 to 12

    West Indies Rising Stars Under 15s Championship to be played in Antigua April 4 to 12

    Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the match schedule for the West Indies Rising Stars Under 15s Championship which will be played in Antigua from Tuesday 4 April to Wednesday 12 April. The tournament will feature the six regional teams who will each play five rounds of 50-over matches at three venues: Sir Vivian Richards…

  • Antigua and Barbuda’s CARIFTA Swim Squad has been Selected

    Antigua and Barbuda’s CARIFTA Swim Squad has been Selected

    The Antigua and Barbuda Swimming Federation has announced a fifteen (15) member squad, to compete in the upcoming CARIFTA Aquatic Championships in April 2023. The squad representing Antigua and Barbuda at the championships to be held in Curacao, over the period April 6-12 are made up of six (6) boys and nine (9) girls all…

  • Save West Indies Cricket

    Save West Indies Cricket

    By Dr. Philip Ayoung-Chee Over the last five years and more, West Indies cricket has been in a slump. Small flickers of hope present themselves with many fanfares, only to be followed by dismal failure. It is quite apparent that the present administrators seem to have no solution to the problem. The Trinidad and Tobago…

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]