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  • Crocodile found to have made herself pregnant

    Crocodile found to have made herself pregnant

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (BBC) – The first case of a crocodile who made herself pregnant has been identified at a zoo in Costa Rica. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. She produced a foetus that was 99.9% genetically identical to herself. The phenomenon of…

  • Ex-UK PM Johnson resigning as MP after learning he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament

    Ex-UK PM Johnson resigning as MP after learning he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Former British prime minister Boris Johnson says he’s quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament. Johnson quit after receiving the results of an investigation by lawmakers over misleading statements he made about “partygate.” In a statement, he accused…

  • Donald Trump says he’s been indicted over handling of classified documents

    Donald Trump says he’s been indicted over handling of classified documents

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. (The Associated Press) — Former U.S. president Donald Trump wrote on social media on Thursday that he has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice, apparently for mishandling sensitive government documents. The criminal case amounts to another legal setback for Trump as he seeks…

  • Shannen Doherty says breast cancer has spread to her brain: ‘My fear is obvious’

    Shannen Doherty says breast cancer has spread to her brain: ‘My fear is obvious’

    CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES. Actor Shannen Doherty posted an honest video about her breast cancer treatment on Tuesday and told fans the disease has spread to her brain. Doherty, who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2020, posted an emotional video to Instagram of herself crying as…

  • Florida woman charged with child neglect after her car catches fire as she was allegedly shoplifting

    Florida woman charged with child neglect after her car catches fire as she was allegedly shoplifting

    JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. (AP) — A Florida woman faces charges of aggravated child neglect and arson after her car became engulfed in flames while she was allegedly shoplifting at a mall, according to an arrest report. Alicia Moore, 24, parked her car in a parking lot outside a Dillard’s…

  • Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak

    Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak

    JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. (AFP) — The virus causing record cases of avian influenza in birds across the world is changing rapidly, experts have warned, as calls increase for countries to vaccinate their poultry. While emphasising that the risk to humans remains low, the experts who spoke to AFP said…

  • Blocked Airline Funds Threaten Connectivity

    Blocked Airline Funds Threaten Connectivity

    JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP FOR NEWS UPDATES:  CLICK HERE. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that rapidly rising levels of blocked funds are a threat to airline connectivity in the affected markets. The industry’s blocked funds have increased by 47% to $2.27 billion in April 2023 from $1.55 billion in April 2022. “Airlines cannot…

  • Prison guards ‘had sex with prisoners’ while carrying out shower checks’

    Prison guards ‘had sex with prisoners’ while carrying out shower checks’

    An ex-inmate at the Texas women’s-only prison where founder Elizabeth Holmes is serving an 11-year sentence claims male prison guards ‘carried out shower checks.’ Lynn Espejo, who spent two years at Bryan Federal Prison Camp from 2018 to 2020, shared the stunning allegations in a blog ‘Inside-The-Walls: My Journey Through the Federal Criminal Justice System.’…

  • Man breaks hip during bee attack

    Man breaks hip during bee attack

    (NYPOST) — They were badly beehived. An 81-year-old Oklahoma man is lucky to be alive following a savage three-hour attack by over 200 “killer bees” — which was so vicious he reportedly broke his hip trying to escape. “I hit some of them with my hands and you just can’t kill ’em fast enough,” Carl…

  • California: Restaurant accused of selling dog meat shuts down over harassment

    California: Restaurant accused of selling dog meat shuts down over harassment

    An Asian restaurant falsely accused of selling dog meat after a woman took to social media to suggest so has closed, its owners have announced in a statement. Only open for six months, Fresno’s Tasty Thai started to face unwarranted scrutiny less than two weeks ago – after Maria Alvarez Garcia published a series of posts…

  • Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board the airplane

    Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board the airplane

    (CNN) — Remove your shoes. Take your keys out of your pocket. Step on the scale? That’s right: New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority is requiring that its national airline weigh passengers departing on international flights from Auckland International Airport through July 2, 2023. The program, which Air New Zealand calls a passenger weight survey, is…

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]