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).