Director of Government Relations

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to parse the posting. Key content: - Intro: "We seek a motivated, highly skilled government relations professional to develop and lead Public Lands Alliance’s (PLA) government relations strategies with Congress and federal agencies. You will enrich America’s public lands by advancing policies that empower and expand partnerships between land management agencies and nonprofit organizations. The programs, services, volunteerism, and philanthropic support generated by nonprofit public lands partners are essential to ensuring parks, forests, and wildlife refuges are protected and conserved for future generations. You will report to our CEO, work closely with the Government Relations Committee of the PLA Board of Directors, and build and sustain relationships across the political spectrum. You will plan, coordinate, and implement effective strategies to achieve legislative success on Capitol Hill and inform policy decisions with land management agency leadership. You will regularly engage with PLA member organizations – the nonprofit partners of America’s public lands – to enhance their capacity to advocate for their site-specific initiatives." That's about the role. Could be "About the role" section. Then responsibilities: bullet list of duties: "Create, execute, and evaluate PLA’s government relations strategy (50%)", "Collaborate with the PLA Board of Directors, membership, and CEO to create an advocacy agenda that strengthens public lands and their partnerships.", "Develop relationships with Capitol Hill staff members from all backgrounds and with key Administration staff and leadership, most frequently in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture.", "Proactively engage with PLA board directors and member organization leadership with respect to congressional meetings, legislative and policy proposals, and information-sharing/fact-finding efforts.", "Understand and assess policies related to public lands and their potential impact on PLA objectives and our membership.", "Draft testimony or positions for PLA to submit to Congress or federal agencies, as well as public comments in response to federal agency proposals.", "Research and prepare briefs on legislative issues and on policy development.", "Build national partnerships and engage in coalitions focused on public lands and relevant conservation activities.", "Manage government relations events and activities (20%)", "Manage and execute public-facing events on and off Capitol Hill, such as fly-ins, congressional staff trips, briefings and regional partnership events.", "Coordinate related meetings, background materials, fact sheets, and related items.", "Disseminate PLA program updates and other deliverables to congressional offices and policy makers on a consistent basis.", "Provide support to the CEO and Board of Directors, including scheduling and compiling materials for Congressional and federal agency meetings.", "Support advocacy efforts of PLA member organizations (30%)", "Proactively work with PLA’s education program manager and marketing and development team to build government relations capacity within PLA member organizations through meetings, training opportunities, and events.", "Help to prepare member leaders in government relations and advocacy-related activities to advance their unique policy and legislative goals.", "Routinely distribute pertinent information to the PLA membership regarding Congressional and federal agency activities, oftentimes translating complex topics into understandable, actionable language." We can group responsibilities into bullet list. Requirements: "Minimum of 3 years serving in government relations position(s) and a thorough understanding of political advocacy." That's a requirement. Qualifications: maybe "Experience working on Capitol Hill, in federal agencies, and/or with a national nongovernmental organization is preferred." Could be qualifications. Skills: "Proven track record of effectively working with elected officials, policy makers, and key staff to inform, educate, and persuade. Working knowledge of public lands legislation, policy and issues, a plus. Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including a demonstrated ability to translate complex policies succinctly and clearly. Effective project and event management skills. Knowledge of lobbying and nonprofit laws and regulations. Strong problem-solving skills and careful attention to detail. Adaptability and flexibility in the face of changing conditions; tolerance for adversity and uncertainty." Pay: "Salary range for this position is $85,000-95,000, commensurate with experience and skills." Benefits: list: "Access to medical, vision, and dental insurance. Competitive leave policies, including vacation and sick leave and 11 paid annual holidays. Access to a 403(b) retirement plan immediately, with employer contributions after one year of service. Opportunities for professional development including conference attendance and membership with applicable professional societies. Tech support including laptop and other home office needs as well as partial reimbursement for your monthly home internet/phone expenses." Schedule/Work Location: "This is a remote position open to candidates based in the United States. Because the Director of Government Relations will regularly engage with congressional offices, federal agencies, coalition partners, and other stakeholders in Washington, D.C., candidates based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area are preferred. Candidates located elsewhere will be expected to be able to regularly travel to participate in in-person meetings and events in Washington, D.C. Travel outside the Washington, D.C. area is expected to comprise approximately 15% of the position's time and will include PLA's annual convention, staff and board meetings, regional events, and other travel as needed." We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. For Pay we have actual range, so include. For Benefits we have specifics. For Schedule we have travel expectations and remote. We need to ensure we don't include headings with no content. All sections have content. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:

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Salary range: $85,000‑95,000.

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We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like percentages (50%,20%,30%) etc. Keep them. We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like "For more information about our organization, visit www.publiclandsalliance.org." That's not needed? It's not a section heading; it's just a line. Should we include? It's not part of required sections; it's extra info but not a heading. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The line about website is not boilerplate but maybe considered navigation? It's just a link. Might be okay to keep but it's not under any heading. Since we only output sections, we could omit it if not fitting. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; but we are only outputting sections; we could include a

under About the role maybe? However it's not about the role. It's extra. Might be considered not substantive for the job description. Safer to omit. Also "How To Apply" section is application instructions, remove. Now craft content. About the role paragraph: combine the introductory sentences. Let's draft:

We seek a motivated, highly skilled government relations professional to develop and lead Public Lands Alliance’s (PLA) government relations strategies with Congress and federal agencies. You will enrich America’s public lands by advancing policies that empower and expand partnerships between land management agencies and nonprofit organizations. The programs, services, volunteerism, and philanthropic support generated by nonprofit public lands partners are essential to ensuring parks, forests, and wildlife refuges are protected and conserved for future generations. You will report to our CEO, work closely with the Government Relations Committee of the PLA Board of Directors, and build and sustain relationships across the political spectrum. You will plan, coordinate, and implement effective strategies to achieve legislative success on Capitol Hill and inform policy decisions with land management agency leadership. You will regularly engage with PLA member organizations – the nonprofit partners of America’s public lands – to enhance their capacity to advocate for their site‑specific initiatives.

Now Responsibilities: list each bullet. We need to keep percentages and details. Let's list: - Create, execute, and evaluate PLA’s government relations strategy (50%) - Collaborate with the PLA Board of Directors, membership, and CEO to create an advocacy agenda that strengthens public lands and their partnerships. - Develop relationships with Capitol Hill staff members from all backgrounds and with key Administration staff and leadership, most frequently in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture. - Proactively engage with PLA board directors and member organization leadership with respect to congressional meetings, legislative and policy proposals, and information‑sharing/fact‑finding efforts. - Understand and assess policies related to public lands and their potential impact on PLA objectives and our membership. - Draft testimony or positions for PLA to submit to Congress or federal agencies, as well as public comments in response to federal agency proposals. - Research and prepare briefs on legislative issues and on policy development. - Build national partnerships and engage in coalitions focused on public lands and relevant conservation activities. - Manage government relations events and activities (20%) - Manage and execute public‑facing events on and off Capitol Hill, such as fly‑ins, congressional staff trips, briefings and regional partnership events. - Coordinate related meetings, background materials, fact sheets, and related items. - Disseminate PLA program updates and other deliverables to congressional offices and policy makers on a consistent basis. - Provide support to the CEO and Board of Directors, including scheduling and compiling materials for Congressional and federal agency meetings. - Support advocacy efforts of PLA member organizations (30%) - Proactively work with PLA’s education program manager and marketing and development team to build government relations capacity within PLA member organizations through meetings, training opportunities, and events. - Help to prepare member leaders in government relations and advocacy‑related activities to advance their unique policy and legislative goals. - Routinely distribute pertinent information to the PLA membership regarding Congressional and federal agency activities, oftentimes translating complex topics into understandable, actionable language. We could flatten but okay. Now Requirements: Minimum of 3 years serving in government relations position(s) and a thorough understanding of political advocacy. We could put as
• Minimum of 3 years serving in government relations position(s) and a thorough understanding of political advocacy.
Qualifications: Experience working on Capitol Hill, in federal agencies, and/or with a national nongovernmental organization is preferred. Skills: list each. - Proven track record of effectively working with elected officials, policy makers, and key staff to inform, educate, and persuade. - Working knowledge of public lands legislation, policy and issues, a plus. - Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including a demonstrated ability to translate complex policies succinctly and clearly. - Effective project and event management skills. - Knowledge of lobbying and nonprofit laws and regulations. - Strong problem‑solving skills and careful attention to detail. - Adaptability and flexibility in the face of changing conditions; tolerance for adversity and uncertainty. Benefits list: - Access to medical, vision, and dental insurance. - Competitive leave policies, including vacation and sick leave and 11 paid annual holidays. - Access to a 403(b) retirement plan immediately, with employer contributions after one year of service. - Opportunities for professional development including conference attendance and membership with applicable professional societies. - Tech support including laptop and other home office needs as well as partial reimbursement for your monthly home internet/phone expenses. Pay:

Salary range for this position is $85,000‑95,000, commensurate with experience and skills.

Note "commensurate with experience and skills" is allowed? The instruction says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections