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Job opening: LOAN SPECIALIST (AGRICULTURAL)

Salary: $93 543 - 121 601 per year
City: Tualatin
Published at: Jan 31 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, State Office, Farm Loan Program Branch located in Tualatin, Washington County, Oregon. Duty location will be determined upon selection.

Duties

Making, servicing, and supervising loans; Providing technical advice, guidance, and credit counseling to loan applicants and borrowers; Has delegated loan approval authority to approve loans within a specific limit; Has knowledge of agency farm loan programs and eligibility requirements; Has knowledge of the technicalities of farm financing and credit, financial management concepts and practices, and farm operations. Has knowledge of land use and value, production and marketing of various crops and livestock, and prices and markets in the serviced farming areas.

Requirements

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Males born after 12/31/59 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected you will be sent instruction on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints.
  • Successful completion of a one-year probationary or trial period.
  • 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/.
  • 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.
  • This Position Requires "Agricultural Loan Approval Authority" .

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date 02/14/2024 of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined. For the GS-12 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Experience that demonstrates competence in agricultural loans. Experience reviewing and passing upon applications for various kinds of agricultural operations representing all types of ownership (i.e., single owner, partnerships, and corporations, etc.); servicing an agricultural loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association. In addition, experience must demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the technicalities of farm financing and credit, farm operations, land use and value, production of various crops and livestock, and prices and markets in the farming area where loans are made and serviced MANDATORY SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR FOR GS-12: Must possess or have possessed Agricultural Loan Approval Authority. NOTE: Your resume must specifically address the experiences and Selective Placement Factor needed to be considered. Failure to document may result in an ineligible rating. 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

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: Gary Abeyta
  • Email: [email protected]

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