Employing Unit: Colonial Farm Credit/Mechanicsville VA office

Position Title: Loan Officer Trainee/Loan Officer

(commensurate with experience and qualifications)

Salary Information: commensurate with experience and qualifications

plus superb benefits package provided to all employees

including up to 9% 401k contributions and profit sharing program

Position Summary:

Colonial Farm Credit is an agricultural credit cooperative (www.colonialfarmcredit.com). We currently have an excellent employment opportunity for a loan officer trainee/loan officer in our Mechanicsville office primarily covering the Virginia counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, and Powhatan.

The position will:

• 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

Education, Experience, and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in an agricultural field (agricultural economics preferred), finance, or economics
• Residence in territory served by the Mechanicsville office or contiguous counties
• Familiarity of the service area
• 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
• Awareness of current economic developments and production technology affecting agriculture in the region
• Computer experience with intermediate skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Attend networking opportunities and community events in order to build influencer relationships and foster business development
• Ability to:
  • be assertive and decisive in arriving at sound business decisions
  • effectively handle multiple tasks and work independently
  • travel to/from prospective and current customers as well as industry functions
• Aptitude to be assertive and decisive in arriving at sound business decisions

• Travel to/from prospective and current customers as well as industry functions
• Registration (current registration or ability to successfully register) with National Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS). This process requires fingerprinting; however, licensing is not required.
• Acceptable background reports (credit, criminal, driving, and drug)

Location: Mechanicsville Office, 7104 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville VA 23111

Applications Accepted Through: Wednesday, May 17, 2023