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Soil and Water Conservation Commission

Open for Recruitment: May 7, 2012 - May 21, 2012
Announcement # 04255000139
Salary Range: $18.73 to $26.00 an hour -Plus Competitive Benefits!

Location(s): Boise

The Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission is seeking an individual to provide program management for the Resource Conservation and Rangeland Development Program (RCRDP) and State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan programs; perform related work.

Key Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Administrator:

Management

• • Provide leadership to achieve annual Loan Program goals and objectives as established in Strategic Plan.
  • Manage current RCRDP loan portfolio.
  • Coordinate with loan staff on fiscal activities including payments, disbursals, cash management policies and processes, and tax reporting.
  • Work with legal counsel to draft, review, and completeloan and security documents including agreements, promissory notes, mortgages and modifications.
  • Review and analyze agricultural financial information including title policies, insurance, balance sheets, tax and credit bureau reports.
  • Oversee day to day activities of loan assistant.
  • Monitor program budget.
  • Prepare monthly status reports and summaries.
  • On-going account monitoring and reporting.
  • Proactive problem detection and resolution.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Planning

• • Provide recommendations for annual budget for RCRDP loan program.
  • Develop strategic planning elements including goals, objectives, work plans, policies, procedures, rules, legislation, annual reports, and program evaluation.
  • Recommend annual loan interest rates and terms.
  • Develop Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Convene ad hoc workgroups to evaluate loan policies, application process, improvements when necessary.

Marketing

• • Collaborate with conservation districts and other stakeholders to meet program goals and objectives.
  • Implement marketing plan to meet natural resource objectives and increase loan volume. Update as necessary.
  • Accomplish statewide marketing efforts including production of marketing materials, and providing outreach to individuals and groups including soil and water conservation districts, commodity groups, irrigation companies.
  • Speak at workshops and seminars, andprepare articles for agency newsletters.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Good knowledge of: economic conditions and credit aspects to be considered in evaluating credit worthiness of loan applicants; generally accepted accounting principles, auditing standards, and financial and management systems used in administering loan programs.
• Some knowledge of state and federal financial services regulatory laws.
• Communicating effectively both orally and in writing.

Additional Qualifications:

The following are additional qualifications for this position.  You will not be eliminated if you do not have the listed qualifications but your score may be increased if you do.

• Experience with program management including developing strategy, setting goals, identifying tools and resources, executing action plans, and monitoring and reporting progress.
• Experience and/or knowledge of appraisals and appraisal techniques.
• Experience and/or knowledge of agriculture economics including knowledge of state and federal agriculture and enviornmental programs and the Soil Conservation Districts.

Examination:

Rating of education and experience. You will receive a score based on your answers to the questions on the exam. You must receive a minimum rating of 49 to pass this examination. Notification of your test results will be available online once the exam has been reviewed and a rating assigned. If you applied with a paper application you will receive notification of your results.

To preview the examination for this position, click on Preview Exam below. You will not be able to apply from this screen. Please follow the directions under "How to Apply."

How to Apply:

Click on the Apply Online button to the left and follow the instructions provided to complete the Application Information and Exam for this position. If you are unable to use the Apply Online process, you must respond to the exam questions on this announcement and complete a State of Idaho Application. To obtain a paper application, click on "Forms" at the top of the screen.

When updating your online application information please select:

• Soil and Water Conservation Commission under "Agencies";
• Full-time employment under "Job Type/Shift";
• Boise under "Cities".

When updating your online application information, you must complete all items in the Application Checklist. This includes: Personal Information, Education, Work History, Cities, Agencies and Job type. Without this information your name cannot be referred to the hiring agency.

OVERTIME NOTICE:
At the discretion of the appointing authority, compensatory time off may be provided in lieu of overtime cash compensation.

Hiring is done without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or disability. In addition, preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations. If you need special accommodations to satisfy testing requirements, please contact the Division of Human Resources.