Overview
Loan specialist agricultural Jobs in Albuquerque, NM at US Farm Service Agency
Duties
This position manages and directs assigned Farm Loan Programs and provides guidance and service to the state’s Farm Loan Teams. Major responsibilities include:
Serves as a state technical authority on the Farm Loan Programs and as a primary point-of-contact on assigned farm loan issues in the state;
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;
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 vale, and production and marketing of various crops and livestock.
Requirements
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.
Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
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 https://www.e-verify.gov/.
CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT: If selected for this position you will be required to submit an Annual Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of your initial appointment date, and annually thereafter.
This Position Requires “Agricultural Loan Approval Authority”.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date 02/26/2024 of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, and selective placement factor as defined.Specialized experience for the GS-11 level:
Applicants must have three full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or Ph.D., or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited college or university with a major field of study in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology -OR-
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service or private sector equivalent. Experience that demonstrates competence in agricultural loans. Experience may have been gained in such work as reviewing and passing upon applications for a limited number and variety of agricultural operations (i.e., single owner, single enterprise operation, farm equipment and machinery, etc.), or servicing an agricultural loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association. In addition, experience must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the technicalities of farm financing and credit, and a general working knowledge of 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 serv…
Title: Loan specialist agricultural
Company: US Farm Service Agency
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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