Cover letter clarification for a lecturer position I want to apply for a lecturer job and in the section of the cover letter it says this: 

'Please attach your covering letter describing how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. You should use the competency headings of the Person Specification in your covering letter, providing examples of how you fulfil each one. You should also take into consideration the Job Description provided.'

Does it mean I have to refer to the Person specification titles while writing the cover letter (which seems more logical) or actually paste the PS titles inside the cover letter?

Thanks!
Yes, you should paste the headings into your coverletter and format them as headings.  If they are numbered, keep the numbering.

Probably the hiring committee will need to rate your responses to each heading.  Format your letter to make it easy for them.