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Position Title
Supervisory Loan Specialist
Agency
Veterans Benefits Administration
Announcement Number
101-LGY-12554303-CBW Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, September 20, 2024 to Thursday, September 26, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND, 
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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2. Are you a Veterans Benefits Administration employee?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
2. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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Assessment 1
This vacancy is open ONLY to current, permanent employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Regional Office and Veterans Affairs (VA) CTAP eligibles. (limit characters)
1. Are you currently a permanent employee of a VBA Regional Office? (limit characters)
TIME-IN-GRADE - As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements. (limit characters)
2. At the GS-13 grade level, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 or held the GS-13 or higher grade. Please select the response below that most accurately describes you: (limit characters)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: This section includes questions about your qualifications for this position. (limit characters)
3. Based on the descriptions below, please select the response that best reflects your level of experience and/or education for the GS-1165-13 Senior Loan Specialist. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.  Specialized experience is characterized by a thorough knowledge and demonstrated expertise of underwriting practices required in the VA's guaranteed home loan program.  Expertise would display advanced understanding of the concepts outlined in the VA Lender's Handbook, VA PAM 26-7 and 38 CFR 36.4337.
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The Senior Loan Specialist position GS-1165-13 has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR). Applicant must meet the IOR to be eligible for the Senior Loan Specialist position. (limit characters)
4. Do you possess an 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. (limit characters)
As previously explained, your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. If you fail to answer this question, you will be disqualified from consideration for this position. (limit characters)
5. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in not being considered for this position. (limit characters)