Supervisory Loan Specialist; Agricultural

This position is located in the Farm Service Agency, Hawaii State & Pacific Basin Office in Honolulu, Hawaii. A Cost‑of‑Living Allowance (COLA) will be added to the stated salary. The role directs, oversees, evaluates and advises on the farm loan program administered by the USDA Service Centers throughout the State.

• Provides technical guidance; and fosters cooperation on program issues among government and private agencies throughout the State.
• Has delegated loan approval authority and performs the full range of loan specialist duties.
• Develops and recommends State policy and program implementation guidelines to clarify or further define national policy and procedures.
• Directs, oversees, evaluates and advises on the farm loan program administered through USDA Service Centers throughout the State.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. 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.
• 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 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‑11 Grade Level.

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.

Basic Requirement: GS‑1165 series – 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.

Experience

General Experience (for GS‑5 positions):
Experience that required gathering and analyzing facts and figures, and presenting the information or conclusions in clear oral and written language; or that provided a knowledge of the principles of financial analysis or of insurance laws, such as contract, property, life, casualty, or marine insurance.

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.

Specialized Experience Requirement – for the GS‑13 grade level

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑12 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; reviewing and passing upon applications for a wide and complex variety of agricultural operations or enterprises (i.e., single owner, partnerships, and corporations, etc.); servicing an agricultural loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association;

or similar work. Experience that demonstrates broad and seasoned judgment in providing…