Agricultural Loan Officer Vi - Oahu; Ohhi

Recruitment Number OHHI-25054

This recruitment is being conducted under the Operation Hire Hawaii (OH-HI) project, a targeted outreach initiative featuring an expedited hiring process, fast-tracking qualified applicants into job opportunities throughout Hawai’i.

Applications received for this recruitment will be reviewed for Legal Authorization to work in the US. All applicants who pass the Legal Authorization review will be referred to the hiring department for consideration and an initial review of the application.

Applicants who meet the initial review requirements at the departmental level may be contacted by the hiring program for an interview. All applicants interviewed by the hiring program will be notified of their selection or non-selection by the department.

The application referral and potential interview conducted at the departmental level does not imply that applicants have met all Minimum Qualification Requirements. A thorough review of all applications received will be conducted by the Department of Human Resources Development and all applicants will be notified of the final disposition.

Salary: $6,728 to $8,187 per month (SR-26, Step D to I)

Note:

Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

Advises and assists farmers and other interested parties in securing loans for farming enterprises; contacts and cooperates with private lenders and federal loan agencies in making farm loans available for qualified applicants; determines eligibility and recommends approval of the amount and terms of loans; promotes the farm loan program; and performs other related duties as assigned.

• Legal Authorization to Work:
  The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in agriculture which included specialization in an area related to farm management (e.g., horticulture, agronomy, soils, economic entomology, agricultural economics, etc.)
• Credit Analysis
  
  Experience:
  
  One (1) year of progressively responsible financial experience which involved analyzing and evaluating financial and credit risk factors in determining eligibility for a loan.
• Farm Business Management
  
  Experience:
  
  Two (2) years of responsible work experience which demonstrated possession of and the ability to apply knowledge of agricultural concepts, theories, principles, and practices involved in farm management and operations, including knowledge of cropping systems, soil conservation, and management of water, livestock, finances, building, facilities and equipment.
• Examples of qualifying experience include, but are not limited to: (1) the arrangement of agricultural or farm financing which included field assessment of agricultural operations; (2) agricultural research involving actual field work in the study of the economic feasibility of agricultural products; or (3) the development and management of agricultural operations involving establishment of short and long-range plans based on sound agricultural concepts, principles and practices and which involved supervision of farm operations.
• Agricultural Loan Analysis
  
  Experience:
  
  Two (2) years of progressively responsible work experience which involved the analysis of applications for agricultural loans which involved the application of agricultural concepts and principles described under the section on Farm Business Management, above, in the analysis and evaluation of financial and credit risk factors in determining eligibility for an agricultural loan on behalf of a lender. This experience must also have included responsibility for advising and assisting those applying for and repaying loans in their technical agricultural problems to enhance…