Assistant Program Leader
or drop it. This is maybe minor metadata; we can drop it. But it's substantive? It's about funding contingency. Might be considered minor. I'd drop it. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details about duties, qualifications, benefits, salary. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". For Pay section we have actual salary numbers; we can include both monthly and annual. Avoid phrase "commensurate with experience" as it's filler? It's actually stated but it's vague; we might still include the salary info but not the phrase? The instruction: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). So if we include Pay section, we must not have only that phrase; we have actual numbers, so okay. Similarly Benefits: we have actual benefits list. Now structure:
About the role
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withStarting salary $70,000 annually ($5,833.34 monthly). (Optionally note compensation commensurate with experience? Might be considered filler; better to omit that phrase.) We should not repeat job title. No markdown. Let's extract details. About the role: from "A Glimpse of the Job" paragraph: "Join a team dedicated to strengthening community resilience across Texas. As an Assistant Program Leader, you'll play an integral role in supporting the Texas Mitigation Planning Initiative's operations, helping coordinate and manage hazard mitigation projects that serve rural and regional communities. In this role, you'll lead the development of FEMA-compliant hazard mitigation plans, provide planning and technical assistance to communities with limited planning capacity, and facilitate meetings that help local stakeholders achieve meaningful outcomes. You'll serve as a trusted liaison to community partners across Texas, conducting site visits and building relationships that support long-term resilience planning. The position also offers opportunities to guide project implementation, supervise interns and student teams, develop educational and training materials, and contribute to impactful planning initiatives that help protect lives, property, and the future of Texas communities." We can put that as
. Responsibilities: Essential Duties/Tasks broken into Hazard Mitigation Planning, Outreach and Technical Assistance, Program Implementation. We'll list each bullet. Let's extract bullet points: Hazard Mitigation Planning: - Leads in plan writing and policy generation of rural regional multi-jurisdictional or county-level hazard mitigation plans and other planning assistance. - Prepares instructional materials and train-the-trainer documents for rural emergency management coordinators to reproduce the hazard mitigation planning process in the future. - Plans are expected to be FEMA compliant and include current practices of risk and strategy to reduce loss of life and protect property. - Leads the annual application cycle for communities, who submit letters of interest and applications for hazard mitigation plan assistance, monitoring applications and the selection process. - Monitors tracking of community hours and involvement for grant reporting, working closely with local communities to ease reporting burdens. - Monitors compliance with requirements, laws, regulations, policies and procedures for assigned programs. Outreach and Technical Assistance: - In coordination with the TMPI project team, participates and prepares for outreach activities and provides technical assistance that supports the goals and objectives of TMPI. - Works with the Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center, and affiliated partners, providing hands-on technical assistance to communities and facilitating planning processes that lack planning capacity. - Conducts site visits to communities serving as the liaison to the local county or regional representative involved in the planning process. - Represents TMPI to develop and maintain relationships with community partners. - Facilitates meetings with communities to reach plan outcomes. Program Implementation: - Implements and coordinates the strategic goals of the program. - Provides leadership on planning related project activities in rural communities. - Provides guidance at community engagement workshops on risk assessments, needs assessments, and policy recommendations. - Writes and edits products and compiles into user friendly format. - Coordinates with student workers, graduate and/or research assistants, and faculty on hazard mitigation planning projects. - Supervises interns and participant volunteers. We'll put each as
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Qualifications:
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in planning, urban planning, emergency management, or related field.
- Three years of related experience related to hazard mitigation planning, community planning, or project management.
Required Licenses and Certifications:
- State of Texas Class “C” Driver License or ability to obtain one within 30 days of employment.
Well-qualified candidate will have the following (list):
- Master’s degree in planning, urban planning, emergency management, or related field.
- Four (4) years of experience in projects or programs related to hazard mitigation planning, community planning, communication and organization.
- Experience with GIS
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
- Excellent written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Excellent leadership and supervisory skills.
- Knowledge of plan evaluation and plan integration assessments.
- Knowledge of FEMA’s local hazard mitigation plan requirements.
- Knowledge of FEMA’s Benefit-Cost Analysis toolkit.
We'll combine into one
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Pay: Starting salary $70,000/annually (Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire’s experience). We have also Proposed Minimum Salary $5,833.34 monthly. We'll include both.
We should avoid the phrase "Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire’s experience" as it's filler? It's somewhat vague but it's actual statement. The instruction says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). That refers to headings with filler text; but if we include that phrase inside a
under Pay heading, it's okay? The heading is Pay, then we have a paragraph with salary numbers and maybe that phrase. The phrase includes "commensurate with experience". That's considered filler? The instruction says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", ...). It seems they want to avoid a heading where the only content is filler. If we have actual numbers plus that phrase, it's okay. But to be safe, we could omit that phrase and just give the salary numbers. The instruction: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD")". If we have a heading Pay and then a paragraph that includes the phrase "commensurate with experience" along with numbers, it's not solely filler. I'd keep the numbers and maybe drop the phrase to avoid risk. Thus Pay section:
Starting salary $70,000 annually ($5,833.34 monthly).
Now ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO, etc. Also remove "Our Commitment" etc. Also remove "All positions are security-sensitive..." etc. Also remove "Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer." Also remove "Special Instructions" about cover letter. Also remove "Other Requirements and Factors" about grant funds. Also remove "Who We Are" maybe? That's description of College of Architecture; could be considered substantive? It's about the college; maybe we could include as part of About the role? But it's more about the institution; could be considered boilerplate? It's descriptive of the college; maybe keep as part of About the role? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." The "Who We Are" paragraph is substantive about the college. Could include as a separate section? But we only have headings for specific categories; we could incorporate into About the role as additional context. However the "Who We Are" is more about the college, not the role. Might be considered extra but still substantive. Could add another section like "About the Department" but not in allowed headings. Better to fold into About the role paragraph? Might be okay to add anotherafter the glimpse describing the college. But the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could keep About the role as one paragraph that includes both the glimpse and the college description. However that might be mixing. But it's okay. Alternatively we could add a section "About the Department" but not allowed headings list; only those specific headings. So we must stick to those
for section headings, not subheadings. Could just list all items in one
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Benefits: from "Why Texas A&M University?" paragraph:
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
- 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
- Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
- Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
- Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
- Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
- Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees
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Pay: Starting salary $70,000/annually (Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire’s experience). We have also Proposed Minimum Salary $5,833.34 monthly. We'll include both.
We should avoid the phrase "Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire’s experience" as it's filler? It's somewhat vague but it's actual statement. The instruction says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). That refers to headings with filler text; but if we include that phrase inside a
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