Crop Insurance Training & Instruction Facilitator
About Farm Credit Illinois
FarmCredit Illinois (FCI) is an agricultural financial cooperative owned by morethan 17,400 farmers, rural landowners, and agribusiness votingstockholders in the southern 60 counties of Illinois. Dedicated to Helping FarmFamilies Succeed, FCI provides competitive and flexible financing, cropinsurance expertise, and Rural 1st® country life lending. FCI manages an $8billion loan portfolio, sells 1.5 million acres of cropinsurance coverage, and employs approximately 300 staff in the Mahometheadquarters and 14 regional offices. The U.S. Farm Credit System is a networkof locally owned cooperatives supporting rural communities, farm families, andagriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services today andtomorrow.
Why Join Us
The Role
The Crop InsuranceTraining & Instruction Facilitator develops and maintains instructionalmaterials and facilitates technical crop insurance training for FCI teammembers. This role partners with subject matter experts, Regional Managers, andthe Regional Vice President, Related Services to deliver accurate, timelytraining; support onboarding and individual development; and help ensurelicensing compliance and continuing education across the Crop InsuranceDivision.
What You Will Contribute
What We Are Looking For
RequiredSkills
MinimumQualifications
FarmCredit Illinois is an Equal Employment / Affirmative Action employer. We do notdiscriminate in hiring based on any characteristic protected by law.
Ifyou need a reasonable accommodation during any part of the employment process,please contact careers@farmcreditIL.com. Requests will be reviewed on acase-by-case basis.
FarmCredit Illinois (FCI) is an agricultural financial cooperative owned by morethan 17,400 farmers, rural landowners, and agribusiness votingstockholders in the southern 60 counties of Illinois. Dedicated to Helping FarmFamilies Succeed, FCI provides competitive and flexible financing, cropinsurance expertise, and Rural 1st® country life lending. FCI manages an $8billion loan portfolio, sells 1.5 million acres of cropinsurance coverage, and employs approximately 300 staff in the Mahometheadquarters and 14 regional offices. The U.S. Farm Credit System is a networkof locally owned cooperatives supporting rural communities, farm families, andagriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services today andtomorrow.
Why Join Us
- Competitive compensation package. Grade and salary commensurate with experience, with an annualized base salary range of 75,000.00 - 100,000.00 plus a bonus based on team and individual performance. This range is a good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of this posting.
- Comprehensive benefit package includes 401(k) with 3% employer contribution and 6% employer match, vacation days, sick days, 13 paid holidays, parental leave, volunteer leave, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance as further described at https://www.farmcreditfoundations.com/fcfbenefits/
- Professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Opportunity to work for a reputable, community-focused financial institution dedicated to a positive, collaborative work environment that encompasses the association's mission to serve our members and the agricultural industry as we strive to help farm families succeed.
The Role
The Crop InsuranceTraining & Instruction Facilitator develops and maintains instructionalmaterials and facilitates technical crop insurance training for FCI teammembers. This role partners with subject matter experts, Regional Managers, andthe Regional Vice President, Related Services to deliver accurate, timelytraining; support onboarding and individual development; and help ensurelicensing compliance and continuing education across the Crop InsuranceDivision.
What You Will Contribute
- Develop and maintain instructional documents, presentations, e-learning resources, facilitator guides, participant materials, reference guides, and other training resources.
- Facilitate technical crop insurance training in partnership with subject matter experts, incorporating practical application, product positioning, and sales relevance where appropriate.
- Create and maintain onboarding learning plans for new crop insurance team members, including licensing requirements, job shadowing, on-the-job learning, and instructor-led training.
- Coordinate spring and fall Approved Insurance Provider product update sessions, continuing education documentation, training logistics, course materials, and related follow-up.
- Support individual development and coaching for crop insurance agents and Crop Insurance Service Specialists by identifying skill-building opportunities and monitoring progress with leaders.
- Maintain licensing compliance by tracking continuing education requirements, renewal deadlines, and related activity through the division's licensing portal.
- Lead or support crop insurance work groups, committees, and projects by coordinating timelines, documentation, resources, and implementation.
What We Are Looking For
RequiredSkills
- Ability to learn, organize, and communicate technical crop insurance subject matter.
- Ability to write effective instructional copy, learning content, audio scripts, and video scripts.
- Skill in using multimedia training platforms, learning methods, and technology to support efficient training delivery.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, solve problems, set priorities, and see projects through to completion.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to communicate complex topics clearly to a variety of audiences.
MinimumQualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, instructional design, adult education, educational technology, or a related field and 5+ years of experience in crop insurance, service, or adult education, with demonstrated experience in individual coaching or development; or equivalent education, experience, and skillset sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Have or be willing to obtain an Illinois insurance license to sell and service crop insurance, specifically Multi-Peril and Crop Hail products.
FarmCredit Illinois is an Equal Employment / Affirmative Action employer. We do notdiscriminate in hiring based on any characteristic protected by law.
Ifyou need a reasonable accommodation during any part of the employment process,please contact careers@farmcreditIL.com. Requests will be reviewed on acase-by-case basis.