Senior Civic Policy Specialist — Remote (Contract)

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, Mercor seeks a Civic and Public Administration Expert for a remote contract role, offering substantial impact on public policy initiatives.

The role requires 5+ years in senior government or interagency work, fluency in budgeting, procurement, regulatory review, and stakeholder engagement. Remote work flexibility is provided for national projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a senior role 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, understanding public budgets, procurement, legislative review, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Construct public-sector scenarios for large-scale budget appropriations, multi-agency coordination, and complex regulatory or legislative review cycles.
• Build civic tasks in public policy analysis, constituent services delivery, intergovernmental relations, public communications, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop scenarios using tools like government ERP/case management systems, public records platforms, GIS systems, and CRM tools.
• Apply public administration frameworks such as policy impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and stakeholder engagement models.
• Author rubrics to distinguish authentic public-sector judgment from generic bureaucratic recall.

Skills

Public policy

Budgeting

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, Mercor seeks a Civic and Public Administration Expert for a remote contract role, offering substantial impact on public policy initiatives.

The role requires 5+ years in senior government or interagency work, fluency in budgeting, procurement, regulatory review, and stakeholder engagement. Remote work flexibility is provided for national projects.