[Hiring] Government Affairs Specialist @Mercor

Role Description

• Design realistic public-sector scenarios and tasks from your experience, focusing 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/solicitation, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop program and grants management tasks, covering notices of funding opportunity, application review, and performance measurement.
• Author 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

• 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.

Requirements

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

Application Process

• Submit your application through Mercor, including your relevant public-sector background and areas of expertise.
• Complete a short screening to help us understand your sub-domain strengths.
• Qualified candidates will be invited to a brief evaluation exercise reflecting the kind of work you would do.
• Selected experts are onboarded and matched to tasks that fit their expertise.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: Interview Process .
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected] .