Loan Speclst (Agrl)

Farm Service Agency • Barron, WI

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About The Position

This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Farm Loan Program Branch, Wisconsin State Office, in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin. The role works in a developmental capacity, with on-the-job and classroom training in the administration of farm loan programs. Farm Loan Officers must successfully complete all requirements of the Farm Loan Training Program and may be reassigned to another training office during the program.

The position assists the Farm Loan Manager in administering farm loan programs at a USDA Service Center serving one or more counties. It has delegated loan approval authority up to a specified limit. After completing the training program, Farm Loan Officers may be reassigned to another duty station if workload activity changes or vacancies occur.

The position is eligible for telework as determined by agency policy. Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized. The job announcement describes a federal benefits package, with eligibility depending on the position type.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
• Pass a satisfactory background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Serve a one-year probationary period and receive written certification that continued employment advances the public interest to remain employed after the period.
• Have federal payments made by direct deposit.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Meet the applicable GS-1165 education and experience qualifications for the grade level sought. Qualifying education fields include finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, and rural sociology.
• For GS-5, have three years of general experience, including one year equivalent to at least GS-4, involving gathering and analyzing facts and figures and clearly presenting information orally and in writing, or knowledge of financial analysis principles or insurance laws; alternatively, have a four-year bachelor's-degree course of study or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
• For GS-7, have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 involving basic knowledge of loan examination or servicing and financial-factor and credit-risk analysis for agricultural loans, plus knowledge of farm operations, land use and value, crop and livestock production, and local prices and markets; alternatively, have one full year of qualifying graduate education, Superior Academic Achievement in a qualifying curriculum, or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
• For GS-9, have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-7 involving competence in agricultural loans, credit principles and practices, independent examination of loan applications and supporting documents and credit reports, loan servicing, and knowledge of farm operations and local agricultural conditions; alternatively, have a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of qualifying progressively higher-level graduate education, or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
• Current federal employees applying for promotion must meet the time-in-grade requirement of 52 weeks at the next lower grade by the announcement's closing date.
• Submit transcripts if qualifying based on education; foreign education must include appropriate equivalency verification and English-language transcripts or translations.

Responsibilities

• Interview loan applicants, review loan applications, and make preliminary inquiries to develop factual information for assessing applicant eligibility.
• Provide technical advice, guidance, and credit counseling to loan applicants and borrowers.
• Apply knowledge of agency farm loan programs and eligibility requirements.
• Apply technical knowledge of farm financing and credit, financial management, farm operations, land use and value, crop and livestock production, and prices and markets in serviced farming areas.
• Assist the Farm Loan Manager in administering farm loan programs at a USDA Service Center serving one or more counties.
• Approve loans within the position's delegated approval limit.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is described; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed