This position is assigned to an Area Office for USDA, Rural Development (RD). This position has promotion potential to the GS-7 level. The incumbent provides information to the public as well as technical and clerical support on various loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs administered by RD. The incumbent initiates and prepares correspondence, maintains and prepares records, reports, and files. This is not REMOTE must report to the office.

Duties

Assisting higher graded technicians in performing a variety of technical and clerical support functions involving loans, grants and loan guarantee programs. Initiating and preparing correspondence and maintaining records, reports and files. Ability to develop reports, prepare written guidance, prepare correspondence, and prepare written loan approval/disapproval determinations. Knowledge of contract negotiations/procedures and housing/construction codes/laws and regulations.

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 GS05: Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS04; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: the ability to perform a full range of clerical assignments and required resolution of recurring problems related to loan/grant programs. Work consists of related steps, processes or methods requiring identification and recognition of the differences from among a variety of recurring situations regarding loan/grant programs. The work requires subject matter knowledge of the organization's programs, business practices, rules, processes or operations in order to determine what is being done, why actions are taken and how to accomplish assignments. Experience may have been gained in work comparable to compiling, maintaining, and updating data, list, and reports using knowledge of where data is obtained and independently acquiring information to perform standard tasks OR 4 full years of progressively higher level education leading to such a degree. Equivalent combination of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level For GS06: Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS05; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: use of specialized clerical assistance to perform a full range of standard and nonstandard assignments resolving a variety of nonrecurring problems and including a variety of assignments having different unrelated steps, processes, or methods such a s processing transactions for credit programs, commercial, real estate, or other loan/grant programs having similar characteristic but requiring the use of different steps, procedures or methods to complete the process. Experience may have been gained in work comparable to examining program applications for completeness, discrepancies, meeting eligibility requirements, and other special requisites and identifying situations that are inconsistent with previous experience in similar situations using available information, regulations, or other guidelines or may involve fraud, etc. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS06 level. NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the GS-1101 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

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