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Public Affairs Specialist (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees).

Maritime Administration (MARAD) · New York, NY · 1 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for duties, responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills, benefits, pay, schedule as appropriate. We must not repeat job title. Use

for section headings. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. Remove boilerplate like EEO, navigation, etc. Preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. The posting starts with "Duties" then a paragraph describing duties. Then "Requirements Conditions of employment ..." then "Conditions Of Employment ..." then "SELECTIVE SERVICE: ..." etc. Then "Qualifications ..." then "KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): ..." then "For all types of consideration..." then "Students enrolled..." then "Education TRANSCRIPTS are REQUIRED..." then "Additional information The Fair Chance..." etc. Then "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." etc. We need to decide sections: Duties (maybe under

    Responsibilities? The instruction says use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should map content to these headings. The posting has "Duties" which is essentially responsibilities. So we can use

    Responsibilities

    . Then we have "Requirements" heading present. Use

    Requirements

    . Then "Qualifications" heading present. Use

    Qualifications

    . Then "KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs)" could be

    Skills

    . Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits package. Use

    Benefits

    . Pay and Schedule: not mentioned explicitly. So we should not include those sections if no specific content. The instruction: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". So we omit Pay and Schedule. We need to preserve all substantive info, but we can condense into lists where appropriate. For duties, we have a paragraph with multiple sentences each describing a duty. We can turn each sentence into
  • under
      . Ensure we keep all info. Let's extract duties sentences: - Assists in developing the Academy’s information projects and productions for dissemination to diversified audiences. - Researches, writes, and edits material to produce catalogues, bulletins, newsletters, and various brochures and pamphlets, etc. - Researches, writes, and edits news releases, social media, feature articles, video stories, web stories, and other material to communicate information about the Academy programs and events. - Contributes to Academy social media sites. - Analyzes and evaluates information needs of target audiences in relation to understanding of subject matter and USMMA program objectives. - In collaboration with the Academy staff, plans and executes External Affairs events, including tours, media availabilities, and conferences, are required. (Note grammar: "are required" maybe part of sentence; we keep as is.) - The ideal candidate for this position is a highly motivated professional possessing integrity, stamina, and ingenuity, and capable of adjusting to various work environments, physical demands, and schedules. The individual must be customer service oriented, with unique skills to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders and provide program direction and guidance to all concerning organizational and public information, events and community relations, preferably on a college/university campus or military installation. The last part seems more like qualifications/ideal candidate; but it's under Duties section. We'll keep as part of duties? Might be better to treat as part of responsibilities? However it's describing ideal candidate; but we can keep as part of duties paragraph. We'll keep as prose maybe. But we need to decide: Use
      • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should turn duties into list items. The ideal candidate paragraph maybe not a duty but a qualification; but it's in the Duties block. We could keep it as a

        after the list. However instruction: "Use

        • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

          for prose." So we can have a

            for duties list, then a

            for the ideal candidate prose. Now Requirements section: The posting has "Requirements Conditions of employment You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.You must meet specialized experience to qualify.Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date." Then later "Conditions Of Employment As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period..." etc. Also includes SELECTIVE SERVICE, GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD, BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, PROBATIONARY PERIOD, TIME-IN-GRADE, DEU REQUIREMENTS. We need to preserve all substantive info. We can treat these as list items under Requirements. Also include the probationary period details etc. We should not include application instructions? The instruction says remove application instructions. The lines "Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date." is application instruction; we should remove that. Also "Required documents must be submitted by the closing date." is also instruction; remove. Also "You must meet specialized experience to qualify." is vague but maybe part of requirements; keep? It's a requirement but not specific. Might be considered filler? It says "You must meet specialized experience to qualify." That's generic; maybe we keep as it's a requirement but not specific. However instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." This is substantive? It's a requirement but vague. I'd keep it. Also "You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration." keep. Now Conditions Of Employment details: probationary period, selective service, government travel card, background investigation, probationary period (again), time-in-grade, DEU requirements. We'll keep all. We should avoid duplication: probationary period appears twice; we can combine. Now Qualifications section: The posting has "To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must (1) meet the Education Requirement for the series, (2) provide a copy of transcripts for verification, AND (3) meet either the education or experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration." Then details for GS-09 on Experience, GS-09 on Education, GS-11 on Experience, GS-11 on Education, plus combination. Then KSAs. We need to preserve all specifics. We'll turn each bullet into list items. We also have "KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:" then list three items: Communication and Media, Attention to Detail, Customer service. We'll put those under Skills section as list. Then after that there is prose about volunteer work counting, etc. That's more general info; we can keep as

            under Skills or Qualifications? Probably under Skills as additional info. Then "Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement. Graduation transcript must be received before start date. Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement." This is application instruction/eligibility; we should remove application instructions? It's about eligibility; maybe keep as part of Qualifications? It's not a duty/requirement/benefit but it's about eligibility. The instruction says remove application instructions. This is about eligibility; might be considered application instruction. Safer to remove. Then "Education TRANSCRIPTS are REQUIRED if you are substituting education for experience. The transcripts need not be official, but must show that you meet the stated education requirements, including specific major or class requirements." This is about transcripts; keep under Qualifications maybe. Then "Additional information The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at, This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered." We need to keep substantive info: Fair Chance Act info, commitment to improving efficiency, etc. Also benefits package paragraph (we already have Benefits section). The benefits paragraph is generic; we already have a Benefits section with that content. We should not duplicate. We need to avoid boilerplate like EEO, navigation, legal, scam-warning. The Fair Chance Act is not boilerplate; it's substantive. Keep. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. Structure:

            Responsibilities

            • ...
            • ...

            Ideal candidate paragraph.

            Requirements

            • U.S. Citizen and eligible for consideration.
            • Must meet specialized experience to qualify.
            • May be required to serve a 1-year probationary period; evaluation of fitness and continued employment advancing public interest based on performance, conduct, agency needs, organizational goals, efficiency of Federal service. Upon completion, employment terminated unless written certification that continued employment advances public interest.
            • Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered.
            • Government Travel Card: Position involves travel; a government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
            • Background Investigation: Required; appointment subject to successful completion and favorable adjudication; failure grounds for termination.
            • Time-in-Grade: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in competitive or excepted service in executive branch to satisfy restrictions in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
            • DEU Requirements: Applicants selected under delegated examining procedures may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
            • maybe we need to close
                before

                . Actually we have only list; we can keep as list only. But we also have "Conditions Of Employment As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct;the needs and interests of the agency;whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; andwhether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest." We already captured that in probationary period item. Now Qualifications section:

                Qualifications

                • To meet minimum qualifications: (1) meet Education Requirement for the series; (2) provide copy of transcripts for verification; (3) meet either education or experience qualifications for the grade at which you are

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