Supervisory Loan Specialist (Agricultural)

Farm Service Agency•Wayne, NE

About The Position

This position is with the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Nebraska State Office, in Wayne, Nebraska. It manages and directs Farm Loan Programs administered in one or more USDA Service Centers serving one or more counties. The role is the Service Center technical authority on Farm Loan Programs and the primary point of contact for farm loan issues in the counties served. It supervises staff who make, service, and liquidate loans under FSA farm loan authorities, holds delegated loan approval authority, and performs the full range of loan specialist duties. The position also represents the agency at public meetings and conducts public relations and outreach. The work applies technical and administrative knowledge of farm lending and financial management, as well as knowledge of farm operations, land use and value, and crop and livestock production and marketing. The position requires Agricultural Loan Approval Authority at the GS-11 grade level. Qualification for GS-12 requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, including competence in agricultural loans, loan application review for different agricultural ownership structures, agricultural portfolio servicing, and comprehensive knowledge of farm financing, credit, operations, land use and value, production, and local agricultural prices and markets. The role is subject to federal employment conditions, background and continuous vetting, financial disclosure, and supervisory probationary requirements. Telework may be available under agency policy.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status.
Meet applicable Selective Service requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
Pass background investigation and/or fingerprint checks and remain subject to continuous vetting; obtain and maintain a security clearance, including a National Agency Check and Inquiry and credit report.
Successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
Serve a one-year probationary period, including a supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable; new FPAC supervisors must complete required training before the end of the supervisory probationary period.
Submit Confidential Financial Disclosure Report Form OGE-450 within 30 days of initial appointment and annually thereafter.
Provide proof of Agricultural Loan Approval Authority within seven days of receipt of the Tentative Job Offer.
For GS-12, have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in agricultural loans, including reviewing applications for agricultural operations with varied ownership structures and servicing an agricultural loan portfolio.
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of farm financing and credit, farm operations, land use and value, crop and livestock production, and prices and markets in the farming area served.
If applying for promotion as a current GS employee, meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirement by the announcement closing date.
If qualifying based on education, submit transcripts; foreign education must include acceptable equivalency verification and English-language transcripts or translation.

Responsibilities

Manage and direct Farm Loan Programs administered in one or more USDA Service Centers serving one or more counties.
Serve as the Service Center technical authority on Farm Loan Programs and primary point of contact on farm loan issues in the counties served.
Supervise and direct subordinate staff responsible for making, servicing, and liquidating loans under FSA farm loan authorities.
Exercise delegated loan approval authority and perform the full range of loan specialist duties.
Attend public meetings with groups and associations and conduct public relations and outreach in the areas served.
Apply technical and administrative principles and practices of farm loan and financial management.
Apply knowledge of farm operations, land use and value, and production and marketing of crops and livestock.