Supervisory Loan Specialist (Agricultural)

Farm Service Agency • Chamberlain, SD

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About The Position

This position is with the Farm Service Agency, South Dakota State Office, in Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota. The incumbent manages and directs Farm Loan Programs in one or more USDA Service Centers serving one or more counties. The role is the Service Center’s technical authority on Farm Loan Programs and the primary point of contact for farm loan matters in the counties served. It supervises staff responsible for making, servicing, and liquidating loans under FSA farm loan authorities, holds delegated loan approval authority, and performs the full range of loan specialist duties. The position also attends public meetings and conducts public relations and outreach. Telework is eligible as determined by agency policy.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
• Successfully pass required background investigation and/or fingerprint checks, continuous vetting, E-Verify, and security clearance requirements, including a National Agency Check and Inquiry and credit report.
• Serve a one-year probationary period and, unless prior service is creditable, a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period; new FPAC supervisors must complete required training before the supervisory probationary period ends.
• 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 receiving a Tentative Job Offer; the position requires this authority at the GS-11 grade level.
• For GS-12 qualification, have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in federal service or comparable experience, including competence in agricultural loans; reviewing and deciding agricultural loan applications for varied ownership types; servicing an agricultural loan portfolio; and comprehensive knowledge of farm financing and credit, farm operations, land use and value, crop and livestock production, and local agricultural prices and markets.
• If currently a federal GS employee applying for promotion, meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirement at the next lower grade by the announcement closing date.
• If qualifying through education, submit transcripts. The job itself has no education qualification requirement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Service Center technical authority on Farm Loan Programs and primary point of contact for 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 geographic areas served.
• Apply technical and administrative knowledge of farm loan programs and financial management.
• Apply knowledge of farm operations, land use and value, and the production and marketing of crops and livestock.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type.

What This Job Offers

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