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Public Policy Expert - Regulatory Affairs

Mercor · United States · 3 days ago
RemoteRemoteConsulting$50–$60/hrPart-time

Role Responsibilities

  • Design realistic public-sector scenarios and tasks from your experience.
  • Focus on policy options analysis, decision memos, and briefing papers for senior officials.
  • Build and review regulatory work products, including proposed and final rule text, regulatory impact discussion, and compliance determinations.
  • Create procurement and contracting exercises based on real practice, developing requirements, RFP/solicitations, and evaluation criteria.
  • Develop program and grants management tasks, covering notices of funding opportunity, application review, and performance measurement.
  • Draft budget and appropriations tasks, including budget justifications, spend plans, and fiscal-law issues.
  • Draft legislative affairs materials, preparing bill analysis, fiscal notes, and testimony.
  • Review AI-generated outputs for accuracy and completeness, identifying errors and improving model reasoning.
  • Provide structured feedback to refine evaluation rubrics and raise quality standards.

Qualifications

  • Must have 3+ years of professional experience in government, public policy, or regulatory affairs.
  • Experience in federal, state, local, tribal, and agency-adjacent roles.
  • Depth in policy analysis, rulemaking, procurement, program management, budget, or legislative affairs.
  • Command of the administrative process and stakeholder dynamics.
  • Excellent written communication for decision-makers.
  • Attention to detail and citation discipline.

Preferred

  • A relevant credential or degree (MPP, MPA, JD, CFCM/CPCM, PMP, or comparable).

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