This position is the Farm Service Agency, Tennessee State Office, located in Trenton, Tennessee. About the postion: Evaluates farm loan program activities carried out by Service Centers, provide technical advice and assistance to Service Center farm loan staff on the most complex loan cases.

Duties

Making, servicing, and supervising loans. Provide 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 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/
• 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" for the GS-12 Grade Level.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date 11/08/2024 of the announcement including specialized experience and selective placement factor, as defined. Specialized experience 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. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: Loan Specialist Series 1165 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

No education substituation at the GS-12 grade level.

Contacts

• Address Farm Service Agency 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Jennifer Falkner
• Phone: 303-880-5838
• Email: [email protected]