This position is located in a Wisconsin State or Area Office in USDA/Rural Development (RD). It is a developmental position with duties designed to provide training and development to prepare the incumbent for advancement to higher level Loan Specialist positions.
This is not a remote position. You will be required to report to work at one of the office locations listed.
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Duties
The incumbent performs a variety of non-routine assignments within the various programs the incumbent performs loan processing and servicing assignments of limited scope and complexity designed to contribute to the development of the employee.
Assignments consist of such work as reviewing application processing and loan and grant servicing reviews for Single Family Housing (SFH) and/or Community Program (CP), Business (BP), loans and grants.
Segments of higher graded duties and projects may be assigned to provide experience and competency for future more complex loan examining and servicing work.
Under the guidance of a higher graded specialist meets with other lenders and potential borrowers to explain RD programs and requirements.
The incumbent works under general supervision for some regularly assigned responsibilities, such as the examination of supporting documents for loans or reviewing financial statements.
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.
Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
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/.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement Including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.
Time in grade~ Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.
GS-7 level~ Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates~ Basic knowledge of loan examining and/or servicing principles, procedures and techniques as they apply to investigation, analysis, and evaluation of financial factors and credit risks in relation to the granting and servicing of mortgage loans. Experience may have been gained in work equivalent to furnishing general information concerning loan programs, loan eligibility requirements, or financial and credit requirements; reviewing loan applications for eligibility and financial soundness; and analyzing information provided by loan applicants and making recommendations to a higher-level loan specialist about loan eligibility OR Bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) for two-grade interval positions OR Completion of one full academic year of graduate education from an accredited college or university with a major in a field of study as listed above may be substituted for specialized experience.
Superior Academic Achievement is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. 1) Class standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on completed courses. 2) Grade-point average - Applicants must have a grade-point average of~ 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed bases on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum; OR 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. 3) Election to membership in a national scholastic honor society.
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.
Note~ To be considered for this position, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the GS-1165 series set forth in the Office of the Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards by the closing date of the announcement. A copy is available at~ https~//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards
Education
This position does not have an education qualification requirement.
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 or RPL. 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.
To be eligible for appointment to this position, the new hire must be cleared to come on board once the results of the fingerprint check, review of the OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and the candidate's Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (eQIP) entries have been reviewed and determined to be satisfactory. This position requires a favorable credit check as part of the background investigation.
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.
If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc) should contact~ USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).
This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
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Rural Development
1400 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20250
US
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance and Sales
Industries
Government Administration
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