This position is located in USDA Rural Development, Eastern Idaho Area Office. The incumbent serves as a loan specialist in the housing program of a USDA Rural Development Area Office. THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION. Incumbent is required to report to Blackfoot Area Office.

Duties

Reviewing application processing and loan and grant servicing reviews for Single Family Housing (SFH). Prepares as applicable, conditional commitment, funding commitment and notification of loan closing and certificate of eligibility and approves or submits to approving official. Conducts field site visits to determine occupancy and conformance with Single Family Housing loan requirements for liquidation actions to resolve delinquency , inspect real estate owned (REO) property. Develops, implements and coordinates an outreach and marketing program with SFH programs. Attends outreach activities related to assigned housing programs.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check
• 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 E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. For the GS-9 level: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates experience assisting higher graded specialists with loan making, servicing and underwriting duties such as regularly examining loan applications, supporting documents and credit reports; experience processing mortgage loans up to the point of final approval by a specialist with loan approval authority, maintaining servicing activities of somewhat complex mortgage loans and/or grants; assisting higher level loan specialists by performing assigned portions of financial credit analysis with more complex loans as a way of acquiring training and competency for more difficult loan examining and servicing assignments OR Masters or equivalent graduate degree in a related field, OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LLB or J.D., if related OR a combination of education as described and specialized experience. NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the GS-1165 series set forth in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards by the closing date of the announcement. A copy is available at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards 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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.


Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology.

Contacts

• Address Rural Development 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Connie Stokes
• Phone: 0000000000
• Email: [email protected]