Supervisory Loan Specialist (Agrl)

• Serves as the Service Center technical authority on the Farm Loan Programs and the primary point-of-contact on all farm loan issues addressed in the counties serviced.
• Supervises and directs the work of a subordinate staff responsible for making servicing and liquidating loans under FSA farm loan authorities.
• Has delegated loan approval authority and performs the full range of loan specialist duties.
• Attends public meetings with various groups and associations and performs public relations and outreach efforts in the geographic areas serviced.
• Has knowledge of the technical and administrative concepts principles and practices of farm loan and financial management.
• Has knowledge of farm operations land use and value and production and marketing of various crops and livestock.

Conditions of employment

• 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. If selected you may be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are unable to reimburse for any fees incurred.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary and a trial period. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
• 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 .
• Subject to one-year supervisory probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New FPAC supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
• Required to submit Confidential Financial Disclosure Report Form OGE-450 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

In order to qualify you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position visit the Office of Personnel Managements General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. If education is required or being used to qualify you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Specialized Experience Requirement:
For the GS-12 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: 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 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.

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.

Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. You must meet this requirement by the closing date of this announcement.