Job description
Employing Unit: Colonial Farm Credit
Position Title: Loan Officer Trainee or Loan Officer/Lender
(commensurate with experience and qualifications)
Salary Information: $48,000+ commensurate with experience and qualifications
plus superb benefits package provided to all employees
including up to 9% 401k contributions and profit sharing program
Colonial Farm Credit (www.colonialfarmcredit.com) is an agricultural credit cooperative and provides loans for:
- Farms and country homes
- Land purchase, home construction, or improvements
- Buildings, machinery, livestock or equipment
- Production capital for both full-time and part-time farmers
- Ag-related businesses
We currently have an excellent employment opportunity for a loan officer trainee/loan officer in our Courtland, Waverly, or Windsor office, which primarily services the Virginia counties of Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex along with the cities of Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.
- serve present and prospective member customers with sound short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term loans according to Association and district policies, standards, and procedures
- formulate business development strategies that target potential Farm Credit member customers, as well as referrals from builders, realtors, and other sources
- service all assigned existing loans within delegated authorities
- represent the Association at local events and meetings
- promote related services to all current and prospective member customers
- Bachelor’s degree in an agricultural field (agricultural economics preferred), finance, or economics
- Familiarity with the service area
- Residence in territory served by the Courtland, Waverly, or Windsor offices or contiguous counties
- Agricultural background preferred and beneficial to applicant if selected as candidate of choice
- Strong interpersonal, sales, negotiating, and problem solving skills
- Strong analytical, judgment, and communication (oral and written) skills
- Computer experience with intermediate skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Registration (current registration or ability to successfully register) with National Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS). This process requires fingerprinting; however, licensing is not required.
- Awareness of current economic developments and production technology affecting agriculture in the region
- Attend networking opportunities and community events in order to build influencer relationships and foster business development
- Ability to:
o effectively handle multiple tasks and work independently
o travel to/from prospective and current customers as well as industry functions
- Acceptable background reports (credit, criminal, driving, and drug)
Location: Courtland Office, 22323 Main Street, Courtland VA 23837
Waverly Office, 428 East Main Street, Waverly VA 23890
Windsor Office, 11295 Windsor Boulevard, Windsor VA 23487
Applications Accepted Through: Sunday, March 26, 2023
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