Remote Public Policy & Civic Administration Expert

Mercor; Sydney; Remote; AUD 98,000 - 118,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is looking for a Civic and Public Administration Expert to join on a remote contract basis. You will construct public-sector scenarios for budget appropriations and multi-agency coordination at federal, state, and municipal levels, and support regulatory review cycles.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in government or public policy roles, direct program ownership, and fluency in government processes, budgets, procurement, and compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working in a senior capacity at a federal, state, or large municipal government agency, or within a major public policy, civic tech, or intergovernmental organization.
• Direct ownership of agency programs, public policy initiatives, or constituent-facing service delivery at scale.
• Fluency in government processes and tooling, plus understanding of how public budgets, procurement, legislative review, and regulatory compliance actually work.

Responsibilities

• Construct public-sector scenarios for large-scale budget appropriations, multi-agency coordination, and regulatory or legislative review cycles at federal, state, and municipal levels.
• Build civic tasks across public policy analysis, constituent services delivery, intergovernmental relations, public communications, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop public administration scenarios using tools such as government ERP/case management systems, public records platforms, GIS systems, and CRM tools.
• Apply public administration frameworks like policy impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and stakeholder engagement models to produce reference policy briefs, agency strategies, and executive/legislative communications.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic public-sector judgment from generic bureaucratic or textbook recall.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

Public policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

ERP/case management systems

GIS systems

CRM tools

Public records platforms

Job description

Mercor is looking for a Civic and Public Administration Expert to join on a remote contract basis. You will construct public-sector scenarios for budget appropriations and multi-agency coordination at federal, state, and municipal levels, and support regulatory review cycles.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in government or public policy roles, direct program ownership, and fluency in government processes, budgets, procurement, and compliance.