AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST TRADE SPECIALIST

We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if real content. Must include headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use

for each heading. Use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

  for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc as headings; can fold minor metadata into short

  or drop it. Must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions). Also remove things like "Reasonable Accommodation Statement", "Sponsorship for Employment", "Disclosure of Salary Information", etc? Those are legal boilerplate; they should be removed. Also remove "Why Work for Illinois?" maybe that's not boilerplate but could be considered generic marketing; but it's substantive? It's about benefits and culture; maybe we can keep as part of Benefits? But we need to follow instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. "Why Work for Illinois?" is not legal boilerplate; it's marketing but could be kept as part of Benefits or as a separate section? The instruction says include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So we can include Benefits if there is specific content. The posting includes "No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois." That's somewhat generic but still mentions benefits. Could be considered Benefits section. Also Salary is given: "Anticipated Starting Salary $8,571-$9,000 monthly". So we can include Pay section. Schedule: "Work Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm". So Schedule section. Responsibilities: Essential Functions list. Requirements: Minimum Qualifications. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications. Skills: maybe from Preferred Qualifications includes spreadsheet software etc. Could be Skills section. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's parse content. We need to preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting that are not boilerplate. That includes: - Position Overview (description of role) - Essential Functions (list of duties) - Minimum Qualifications - Preferred Qualifications (multiple bullet points) - Conditions of Employment (background check, driver's license, travel, overtime, Statement of Economic Interest, revolving door restrictions, etc.) This is substantive; should be included maybe under Requirements or a separate section like Conditions. But we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can map: - About the role: Position Overview (maybe also Why Work for Illinois? but that's more benefits/culture). We'll put Position Overview under About the role. - Responsibilities: Essential Functions (list). - Requirements: Minimum Qualifications. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications (maybe also Skills). Could split: Qualifications for preferred qualifications, Skills for specific skills like spreadsheet software, data analysis, etc. But we can also put all preferred qualifications under Qualifications. - Skills: maybe we can extract specific skill mentions: "intermediate-level experience in the utilization of spreadsheet software, document creation, email, and cloud-based platforms, including Data analysis, dynamic formatting, workflow tracking, and file collaboration." That's a skill. Also maybe "public facing role that includes presenting or promoting both in domestic and international settings." That's a skill. Could be under Skills. - Benefits: The "Why Work for Illinois?" paragraph plus maybe mention of benefits. Also maybe mention of "flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits", "top-tier benefits and great retirement packages". We'll include that. - Pay: Salary info. - Schedule: Work Hours. We also need to include location, maybe agency, etc. The instruction says do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph at top with location, date, agency, etc. But we must preserve ALL substantive information; location is substantive. So we can include a

  with location and date etc. Not as heading. We must remove boilerplate like Reasonable Accommodation Statement, Sponsorship for Employment, Disclosure of Salary Information, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (like Job Requisition ID appears twice). Remove application instructions like "Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV)...", "***PLEASE UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR UNOFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS...". Also remove "A resume is highly encouraged..." etc. Also remove "Conditions of Employment" maybe not boilerplate but it's substantive; we need to keep it. However, Conditions of Employment includes background check, driver's license, travel, overtime, Statement of Economic Interest, revolving door restrictions. That's substantive; we should keep it. Where to place? Could be under Requirements or a separate section like Requirements (maybe combine with Minimum Qualifications). But we have only certain headings; we can put Conditions under Requirements as part of that section (maybe as a list). Or we could create a separate section but not allowed headings; we could incorporate into Requirements or Qualifications. Probably best to add a subsection under Requirements: Minimum Qualifications and Conditions of Employment. But we must not invent headings; we can just include paragraphs and lists under the

  Requirements

  . That's fine. Similarly, we might need to include "About The Agency" description. That's substantive; could be placed under About the role or maybe a separate section but we don't have heading for agency. Could incorporate into About the role as additional paragraph. We must not include headings with filler text. So we will only output headings for sections that have content. Let's extract content. First, gather location and date: "Date: Sep 11, 2026 Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60661". Also "Opening Date: 09/11/2026 Closing Date: 09/25/2026". Could include as metadata. Agency: "Agency: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity". Class Title etc. But we should not repeat job title. Could include agency in metadata paragraph. We'll create a

  at top: "Posted Sep 11, 2026. Location: Chicago, IL 60661. Agency: Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Opening: 09/11/2026 – Closing: 09/25/2026." Now About the role: Position Overview paragraph(s). Let's copy: "This position serves as the Africa and Middle East Trade Specialist for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Trade and Investment (OTI). The Africa and Middle East Trade Specialist (PSA option 1) will cover a designated geographic territory* and counsel Illinois businesses in export opportunities and strategies to successfully navigate export growth in a market(s) within the territory. The Africa and Middle East Trade Specialist manages all program responsibilities to execute annual group trade missions to international trade shows; presents OTI programs and services to business representatives, associations, and government audiences; and acts as the content expert on the Africa and Middle East region for the Bureau. Africa and Middle East include: [list of countries]." We need to preserve the list of countries. That's substantive. So include that list as part of the paragraph or maybe as a

  . The instruction: Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The list of countries is not duties/requirements/benefits; it's a list of territories. Could be formatted as a
    but not required. Safer to keep as prose? But we can still use
    if it's a list. The instruction says use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid using
      for other lists, but we can follow that rule only for those categories. However, to be safe, we can keep as prose with commas. But preserving the list exactly may be better as
      . I'd argue it's a list of territories, not duties/requirements/benefits, but still a list. The instruction didn't prohibit using
      for other lists; it just said use
      • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can use
        for other lists if we want, but not required. I'll keep as prose to avoid over-complicating. Now Responsibilities: Essential Functions list (bullet points). We'll output as
        • each. Essential Functions: - Confers and connects with regional market staff to identify Illinois industries and services that have the greatest export potential in the assigned region. - Maintains current Africa and Middle East market and industry information, economic trends and international trade policies in order to develop and advise management on long term strategies and goals for marketing and promoting Illinois products and services. - Provides international marketing expertise to Illinois companies to export their products and services to Africa and Middle East regions. - Represents the OTI, DCEO and the State of Illinois at both public and private organization meetings and at international events with foreign dignitaries and representatives from Illinois’ international community. - Maintains and tracks client/company information and program activity data in order to measure program results, activities, goals and objectives. - Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above. Now Requirements: Minimum Qualifications plus Conditions of Employment. Minimum Qualifications: "Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in business or public administration. Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization, preferably in the field of international marketing." Conditions of Employment list: - Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history. - Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license. - Requires ability to travel both domestically and internationally in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. - Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends. - This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings. - Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine. - The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the