The primary purpose of this position is to ensure loan origination services are provided to Veterans and other program stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner protecting the financial interests of Veterans Affairs. The Loan Production Team Leader (LPTL) performs the functions of directing, planning, training, setting priorities and assignment of work to an assigned team of loan specialists with most of the team at the GS-11 level.

Duties

Specific duties include but are not limited to the following: Establish and maintains complete and accurate Loan Production (LP) section records, both those prescribed by LGY and those created locally to assure that current information is available for timely report preparation and for maintaining proper controls over all work phases Responsible for tracking and monitoring overall LP performance goals established by LGY and reporting any out of line or potential situations to LP management. Responsible for all normal case reviews, which include the underwriting of all prior approval loan applications, early payment default reviews, giving technical guidance for more complex and unusual cases including inquiries on disapproved prior approval loans Required to work on special projects for LGY and such assignments may involve liaison with or visits to other LGY locations. Special projects will require creating and achieving project goals, communicating recommendations and outcomes to LGY leadership and serving as a change management champion for new initiatives or LGY directives To ensure employee decisions and recommendations are accurate, conducts frequent formal and informal reviews of work and analyses of operations to verify work produced complies with law, regulation, manual requirements, local and agency directives and good business practices. Makes recommendations to the Assistant Loan Production Officer (ALPO) and Loan Production Officer (LPO) founded in program data regarding changes to increase efficiency and economy in the section Responsible for reporting unique problems or out-of-line workflow situations along with recommendations for correction. Must be familiar with and assist in preparation of the annual Systematic Analysis of Operations (SAO's) and quarterly/monthly briefings. There must be ongoing interaction, communication, and cooperation between all employees. Ensures that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services. Communicates to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion Coaches the LP team in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques, provides advice on work methods, practices and procedures, and assists the team and/or individual members in identifying the parameters of a viable solution Responsible for conducting and maintaining a comprehensive program of training materials for program participants to include Veterans, Lenders, Realtors, and other program stakeholders. Incumbent must be able to present training to groups of all sizes or conduct training at distance locations Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM, May be required to work until 6 pm EST. Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is a virtual position. Employee is expected to report to the nearest VBA facility based on telework agreement. Positions are located at the Atlanta, Phoenix, St Paul, Regional Loan Centers, but you may work out of any of the 10 LGY locations. Please select the location where you live. Position Description/PD#: Lead Loan Specialist; 39038-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Must have a valid driver's license. Telework IAW local policy.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:07/18/2024. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: This vacancy is opened ONLY to Agency Employees (Department of Veterans Affairs), P.L. 115-46, Sec 204; Appointment of a qualified former VA career-career conditional employee (P.L. 115-46 S204), T5 30% or More Disabled Veterans (30% DV), T5 Appointment of Certain Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (Cert Mil Spouse), T5 Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), T5 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), T5 National Service (peace Corps and VISTA)(NSVISTA), T5 Other - Interchange Eligibilities (Other), T5 People with Disabilities, Schedule A (Disabled/Sch A), T5 Reinstatement (Reinstatement), T5 Land Management, T5 Transfer (Transfer), and T5 Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA). INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: This position does have an IOR (Individual Occupational Requirement) that must be met in addition to the Time-in-Grade and regular Specialized Experience qualifications. In order to qualify for this position, you must have experience listed below: 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. OR Specialized Experience Experience that demonstrated competence in agricultural, commercial, realty, or other types of loans. Experience may have been gained in such work as reviewing and passing upon applications for agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans; servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association; performing financial analysis of commercial concerns for investment purposes; appraising real estate to determine property valuation; or similar work. AND TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees, former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, or a current federal employee applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment must meet time in grade requirements. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. NOTE: This does not apply to Non-Federal Applicants, or applicants applying for consideration under Non-Competitive Authority (i.e.... "30% or more Disability", and/or Schedule A). To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: In addition to the above IOR, one full year, or more, of specialized experience performing work that is in or related to the work of this position is also required to be found qualified at the GS-12 level. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. In addition to the above IOR, one full year, or more, of specialized experience performing work that is in or related to the work of this position is also required to be found qualified at the GS-12 level. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience which includes (1) applying underwriting practices to income credit and quality borrowers across a variety of employment types; (2) reviewing and making program eligibility recommendations for borrowers to support underwriting practices required of government guaranteed loan program(s); (3) collaborating with a range of real estate professionals such as realtors, lenders, servicers, appraisers and other professionals to educate and support access to government guaranteed loan programs(s). Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: Work is basically sedentary. The work requires some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items such as files. Travel to different out of state areas may be required. Ability to operate a motor vehicle and travel in conjunction with official duties is required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications.

Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.

Contacts

• Address VBACO HRC Baltimore 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Casey Fahey
• Phone: 914-737-4400 X202104
• Email: [email protected]