Supervisory Loan Specialist (AGRL)

Farm Service Agency (DOA); Eastman (GA); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 116.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Farm Service Agency in Georgia is seeking a GS-12 Loan Specialist to manage and direct the Farm Loan Programs across the designated serviced area, with delegated loan approval authority. The position emphasizes collaboration with lenders and agencies to ensure compliant loan decisions.

The incumbent will oversee loan approvals, program management, and outreach to improve access to agency services within the state's counties. Travel may be required as part of duties.

Qualifikationen

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in finance, business, economics, accounting, or related field.
• Experience reviewing and passing on agricultural, commercial, or loan applications.
• Knowledge of farm financing concepts and loan underwriting standards.

Aufgaben

• Work with committees, lenders, and agencies to assess loan eligibility and feasibility.
• Review and process loan cases involving liquidation, foreclosure, or bankruptcy.
• Approve or disapprove loans and servicing requests within delegated authority.
• Plan and direct Farm Loan Programs in the assigned service area.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Improve access to agency programs through community outreach.
• Maintain relationships with producers, lenders, and institutions.
• Promote high quality customer service to FSA applicants and borrowers.
• Review significant operational changes for compliance and effectiveness.
• Assist borrowers in loan restructuring and modification.

Kenntnisse

Loan underwriting

Financial analysis

Communication

Ausbildung

Finance/Business/Economics degree

Jobbeschreibung

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.
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Overview

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Location
2 vacancies in the following locations:
Eastman, GA
Statesboro, GA
No matching locations found.
Work site options

Yes—as determined by the agency policy.

No

No

$89,508 – $116,362 per year

GS 12

Promotion potential

None

Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Full-time

Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.

Permanent

• 1165 Loan Specialist

Yes

This job is in the Competitive Service

No

No

Other

Moderate Risk (MR)

Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.

Background check type

• Suitability/Fitness

Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

FSA-27-13106978-MP-GA-JF

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Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted only from current permanent Farm Service Agency (FSA) Georgia State employees with competitive status; and CTAP/RPL eligible candidates and permanent Georgia Farm Service County Office employees.

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, foreclosure 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.
• Within delegated loan approval authority, approves/disapproves those loan referred by the loan officer that are beyond the loan officer’s delegated authority.

Requirements

• 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.
• The U.S. Government utilizes Trusted Workforce 2.0 to implement Continuous Vetting (CV) as a-whole-of government approach to personnel security. If selected for this position, you will be subject to continuous automated record checks of criminal, financial, and public record databases throughout your period of eligibility or employment, replacing traditional periodic reinvestigations.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• 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 e-verify.gov.
• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial 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 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 you are 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.

Additional information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.

Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees : Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period.

Financial Disclosure: If selected, you will be required to submit Form OGE-450 within 30 days of your initial appointment date, and annually thereafter. Selectee is subject to financial Disclosure Requirements in accordance with 5 CFR, Part 2635, Sub part E regarding business or personal transactions with applicants, borrowers, or business contacts who have or who are seeking business with this Agency. Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. If selected you will be subject to a National Agency Check and Inquiry (NACI) and a credit report.

Telework: This position is eligible for telework as determined by the agency policy.

Incentives: Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.

Bargaining Unit: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Agricultural Loan Approval Authority: If selected, applicant will be required to provide proof of Agricultural Loan Approval Authority within 7 days of receipt of the Tentative Job Offer. Failure to provide required documentation will jeopardize further consideration.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by the experience, education, and training you described in your application package.

Your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet minimum qualification requirements as described in the qualifications section of the job announcement.

Additionally, the application involves a Technical Assessment. It is the applicant’s responsibility to monitor their email for additional information about assessments and any deadlines that may need to be met.

Structured Interview – Competency Responses: A panel of subject matter experts will review your responses during a Structured Interview. These responses to questions/scenarios will be evaluated to provide your rating in the application process. You will be assessed on the following competencies:

• Customer Service

• Leadership

• Oral Communication

• Problem Solving

• Reasoning

Applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are determined to be among the best qualified candidates based on the technical assessment will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Noncompetitive candidates and applicants under some special hiring authorities need only meet minimum qualifications to be referred.

Note: If after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.

Agency contact information

Jennifer Falkner

[e-mail]

Farm Service Agency

1400 Independence Ave SW

Washington, DC 20250

US

Next steps

Employees of the following USDA agencies who apply for this position, whose current permanent grade is equal to the grade of the advertised position, and whose selection would result in a relocation outside the commuting area of their current duty station may not currently be considered for selection to this position: Agricultural Research Service; Economic Research Service; National Institute of Food and Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service; United States Forest Service; Food and Nutrition Administration; Foreign Agricultural Service; Rural Development and component organizations; the Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) mission area, to include the FPAC Business Center, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Risk Management Agency, and Farm Service Agency and Farm Service Agency County employees; Office of the General Counsel; and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. This guidance is in alignment with the court order dated October 13, 2026, in American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, et al. v. United States Department of Agriculture , Case No. 26-cv-09976-VC (N.D. Calif.).

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability New employee probationary period
Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy
Selective Service Signature and false statements
Social security number request