Supervisory Loan Specialist (AGRL)

Summary

These positions are located in the Farm Service Agency, Georgia State Office. Duty Station will be in Eastman, GA and Statesboro, GA. This position manages and directs the Farm Loan Programs administered in one or more USDA Service Centers providing services to one or more counties in the State. The incumbent has delegated loan approval authority and performs the full range of loan specialists duties. USDA employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section.

Duties

• Works with committees, other agencies and commercial lenders to determine the eligibility and the feasibility of loan proposals.
• Reviews and processes sensitive loan cases which involve liquidation, fore closure and or bankruptcy.
• Approves or disapproves loans or servicing requests.
• Plans and directs the Farm loan Programs in the assigned serviced area.
• Performs a variety of program management and administrative functions required to assure the technical soundness of decisions made.
• Conformance with relevant provisions of laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Improves access to agency programs through community outreach efforts.
• Maintains communication and cooperative relationships with producers, lenders, commercial and educational institution, rural community groups, and other Federal State and local agencies.
• Promotes high quality customer service to all FSA applicants and borrowers
• Reviews, analyzes, approves or denies significant operational changes, including releases, subordinations, adjustments, transfers, and similar matters.
• Assists borrowers in adjusting their operations through loan restructuring and modification.
• Reviews recommendations made by loan officers for technical adequacy and compliance with policies, regulations and procedures.

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 Management's 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. Individual Occupational Requirements: GS-1165: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- finance, business administration, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate operations, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology. OR Experience: Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated competence in agricultural, commercial, realty, or other types of loans. Experience may have been gained in such work as reviewing and passing upon applications for agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans; servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association; performing financial analysis of commercial concerns for investment purposes; appraising real estate to determine property valuation; or similar work. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education listed below. 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 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 association. In 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. Agricultural Loan Approval Authority. Your application must show that you possess or have possessed Agricultural Loan Approval Authority.. Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level 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.

Education

College Transcript: If qualifying based on education, you must submit a copy of your college transcript with course number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g., special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or misleading course title, etc.), please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college to ensure proper evaluation. Your education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited toward qualifications. You may verify accreditation by visiting the U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs website. We will verify your education accordingly. Foreign Education: You must submit verification that education completed in a foreign institution, was recognized by an accreditation body accepted by the U.S. Department of Education. You must include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website. Your transcripts must be in English or include an English translation. You may submit an unofficial copy of your transcript at the initial phase of the application process. However, if selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Please refer to the "How to Apply" section for instructions on submitting transcripts.