Supervisory Loan Specialist (Agrl)

Farm Service Agency • Albuquerque, NM

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About The Position

This position is located in the Farm Service Agency in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Supervisory Loan Specialist manages and directs Farm Loan Programs administered through one or more USDA Service Centers throughout the state. The role provides technical guidance, promotes cooperation on program issues among government and private agencies, holds delegated loan approval authority, and performs the full range of loan specialist duties. It also develops and recommends state policy and program implementation guidelines to clarify or further define national policy and procedures, and directs, oversees, evaluates, and advises on farm loan programs administered through USDA Service Centers throughout the state.

The position requires Agricultural Loan Approval Authority. The selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and will be subject to a National Agency Check and Inquiry and a credit report. It is eligible for telework as determined by agency policy; recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized. The position is subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period unless prior service is creditable.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
• Must pass a background investigation and/or fingerprint check and successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Must possess or have possessed Agricultural Loan Approval Authority; selected applicants must provide proof within seven days of receiving a Tentative Job Offer.
• For GS-13, one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service or comparable experience outside federal service, including competence in agricultural loans and complex agricultural loan applications, loan portfolio servicing or similar work.
• Experience providing financial management guidance to agricultural borrowers; assessing borrowers’ financial capacity and economic and financial conditions affecting lending risk; and comprehensive knowledge of farm financing and credit, farm operations, land use and value, crop and livestock production, and local agricultural prices and markets.
• Current federal employees applying for promotion must meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirement at the next lower grade by the announcement closing date.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance; subject to a National Agency Check and Inquiry and a credit report.
• Must submit Confidential Financial Disclosure Report Form OGE-450 within 30 days of initial appointment and annually thereafter.
• New FPAC supervisors must complete all required training components before the end of the supervisory probationary period.
• Must use direct deposit for federal payments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct Farm Loan Programs administered through one or more USDA Service Centers throughout the state.
• Provide technical guidance and foster cooperation on program issues among government and private agencies throughout the state.
• Exercise delegated loan approval authority and perform the full range of loan specialist duties.
• Develop and recommend state policy and program implementation guidelines to clarify or further define national policy and procedures.
• Direct, oversee, evaluate, and advise on farm loan programs administered through USDA Service Centers throughout the state.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family; specific benefits depend on position type.
• Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

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