Civic Policy Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $60/hr

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; AUD 99,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Civic and Public Administration Expert for a remote contract role. You will craft public-sector scenarios for budget cycles, multi-agency coordination, and regulatory reviews at federal, state, and municipal levels.

You will build public policy analysis tasks, engage with constituents, and coordinate intergovernmental relations while applying policy frameworks and governance standards to deliver reference briefs and agency strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a senior role at a federal/state/municipal agency or in public policy/civic tech/intergovernmental org.
• Direct ownership of agency programs, public policy initiatives, or large-scale service delivery.
• Fluency in government processes and tooling, including budgets, procurement, legislative review, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Construct public-sector scenarios for large-scale budget appropriations and multi-agency coordination.
• Build civic tasks across public policy analysis, constituent services, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop public administration scenarios using govt ERP/case management, public records platforms, GIS, and CRM tools.

Skills

Public policy

Stakeholder engagement

Intergovernmental relations

Tools

GIS

CRM

ERP

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Civic and Public Administration Expert; Type: Contract; Compensation: $50–$60/hour; Location: Remote.

Responsibilities

• Construct public-sector scenarios for large-scale budget appropriations , multi-agency coordination, and complex 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 constituent relationship management (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.

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.

Preferred

• Prior rubric, public-sector training curriculum, or policy documentation authorship.