This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Illinois State Office, Farm Loan Program Branch, located in Springfield, Sangamon County, IL.

Duties

Technical and administrative activities required to resolve complex delinquent farm loans that have been elevated to the State Office for resolution. Researching and analyzing pertinent statutory provisions of individual farm loan cases. Develop supporting legal documentation to ascertain and to protect the Government's credit position. Review, prioritize and track cases based on Statue of Limitations, depreciation of collateral, collectible and conversion of security. Knowledge of various State and Federal laws, i.e. inheritance laws, income tax laws, environmental, bankruptcy, etc. as they relate to the resolution of delinquent loans.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected, you will be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints.
• CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT: If selected for this position, you will be required to submit an Annual Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of your initial appointment date, and annually thereafter.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement10/19/2023 including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. For the GS- 09 level: Two full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's, or equivalent graduate degree (i.e., LLB, JD, LLM, PhD, etc.), from an accredited college or university with a major field of study in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, statistics, or other fields related to the position such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology; OR One full-time year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-7 grade level) that demonstrates: assisting in developing supporting legal documentation. Experience applying the laws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing farm loan processing and loan servicing in order to resolve delinquent farm loans; experience determining the adequacy of documentation and the servicing of farm loans; analyzing loans to assist in the consideration and resolution of issues involving bankruptcy, defaults, repossession, settlement cases, etc.; OR A combination of education and experience as listed above, totaling at least 100% as outlined in OPM Qualifications policy. For the GS-11 level: Three full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's, or equivalent graduate degree (i.e., LLB, JD, LLM, PhD, etc.), from an accredited college or university with a major field of study in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, statistics, or other fields related to the position such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology; OR One full-time year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or Private sector equivalent, analyzing financial and legal regulations and procedures covering recurring types of legal actions to resolve complex delinquent farm loans; researching statutory provisions in the consideration and resolution of issues involving bankruptcy, defaults, repossession, settlement cases etc.; determining the adequacy of documentation and developing legal documentation to ascertain and protect the Government's credit position; OR A combination of education and experience as listed above, totaling at least 100% as outlined in OPM Qualifications policy. For the GS-12 level: One full-time year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service or Private sector equivalent, that demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and understanding researching, analyzing financial, legal regulations and procedures covering recurring types of legal actions to resolve complex delinquent farm loans; researching statutory provisions in the consideration and resolution of issues involving bankruptcy, defaults, repossession, settlement cases etc.; determining the adequacy of documentation and developing legal documentation to ascertain and protect the Government's credit position. Time in grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit with your application package evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution was appropriately accredited by an accredited body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. Education standards. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process; however, if selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Please refer to the "How to Apply" section for instructions on submitting the transcript.

THE SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION IS NOT QUALIFYING FOR THE GS-12 LEVEL.

Contacts

• Address Farm Service Agency 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Buffy Anderson
• Email: [email protected]