Vice President-Appraisal at Manhattan

Job Description

This new position is a great opportunity with a growing company for the influential leader who enjoys developing team members through their appraisal responsibilities. With a passion for agriculture or life in rural America, this experienced appraisal leader will supervise a seasoned team of 5-7, lead achievement of business goals, and complete highly complex appraisals.

This leader of the appraisal team brings successful supervision and experience of at least 7 years as a senior-level appraiser with state certification.  Brings significant ag real estate and chattel appraisal experience.  Capably completes appraisals of highly specialized properties and provides review oversight to team’s appraisals.  Responsible for activity of collecting, analyzing, benchmarking, completing market surveys, and trending real estate sales information to support appraisals, asset valuation and range of value appraisals. 

This position requires the VP-Appraisal to…

• select, develop, train, evaluate, review and supervise team of appraisers, including mentoring of appraiser trainees.
• complete moderate to highly complex ag appraisals including highly specialized properties.
• seek out, vision, design and implement appraisal efficiencies.
• be an influencer and change leader inside and outside own team.
• prioritize and assign internal and external fee appraisal requests; maximize efficiencies with range of value appraisals.
• ensure and review timely completion of high quality and compliant appraisals to support association’s lending activities.
• make independent decisions within professional and association parameters that align scope, volume and pricing of appraisals.  
• lead or follow to thrive in a team environment; work independently and collaboratively to achieve objectives.
• apply strong knowledge of production agriculture, crops and soils, ag real estate, chattel and highly specialized ag-use facilities.
• analyze land use and sales data to identify trends.
• lead to anticipate or identify, then maximize opportunities in land and chattel changes and trends.
• be able and willing to work outside of normal and traditional hours as needed.
• drive daily or regularly, primarily within territory, to complete appraisals and to engage with team members.
• communicate with well above average writing, speaking and interpersonal skills.
• demonstrate strong technology proficiency with ability to identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.
• commit time and energy to effectively lead team within a customer-centric, growth- and change-focused association.
• value relationships, trust processes, and respect the knowledge and talents of others to accomplish own and team’s quality work.
• consistently demonstrate exemplary personal and professional integrity, confidentiality and conduct.

 

We can offer you…

• a competitive base salary enhanced with annual incentive opportunity.
• 401(k) with 9% employer contribution and match within weeks of hire.
• full array of high value benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options, potentially available on hire date.
• company vehicle.
• competitive paid leave including annual leave, sick leave and 10 paid holidays.
• Annual perqs including fitness reimbursement, logo wearables, 16 hours paid community volunteerism.
• the opportunity to work in a professional team environment in a newly-constructed office building.
• ongoing training and learning expectations within the state’s leading agricultural financial services company.

Job Requirements

 

Our preferred candidate brings …

• minimum of bachelor’s degree, likely in a business or agriculture discipline.
• state certified General Real Property Appraiser.
• the strongly preferred Professional Designation with Appraisal Institute or ASFMRA (ARA, MAI).
• minimum of three years recent and successful supervision of appraisal professionals.
• a work record of effective leadership and high-level individual contribution to the appraisal field.
• solid knowledge of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
• strong knowledge of use of appraisals and valuations for risk management and security in ag lending.
• familiarity with geography, land, soils, crops and agricultural practices in eastern Kansas.

If this matches you and what you’re looking for, we need your cover letter, résumé and contact information for 3 references with whom you have worked.  An emailed submission is preferred to:  [Click Here to Email Your Resum]

Careers - Frontier Farm Credit, ACA

2009 Vanesta Place

Manhattan, KS  66503

Phone:  785-789-4581 or 785-789-4239

Frontier Farm Credit, ACA, is a member-owned institution chartered by the Farm Credit Administration to finance agriculture and rural families throughout 41 counties in eastern Kansas.  With about 140 employees, the Association is headquartered in Manhattan with regional offices in Baldwin, Emporia, Hiawatha, Manhattan, Marysville and Parsons.  More than 5,000 stockholders are served by this $1.5 billion institution, the largest Kansas-based ag lender, governed by a 13-member board of directors.  www.FrontierFarmCredit.com

Frontier Farm Credit is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V

Country: USA, State: Kansas, City: Manhattan, Company: Frontier Farm Credit.