Civic and Public Administration Expert — Senior Level

Job overview

The Civic and Public Administration Expert — Senior Level role is remote; the posting does not specify a remote geographic scope. Compensation is $50–$60 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with AI research labs. The expert develops realistic public-sector scenarios and tasks for evaluating civic and administrative work, including budgeting, interagency coordination, policy analysis, constituent services, public communications, and regulatory compliance. The role applies public administration frameworks and authors rubrics that distinguish authentic public-sector judgment from generic recall.

What you'll do

• Construct public-sector scenarios involving budget appropriations, interagency coordination, and regulatory or legislative review
• build civic tasks in policy analysis, constituent services, intergovernmental relations, public communications, and compliance
• develop scenarios using government systems and tools
• apply policy impact and cost-benefit analysis and stakeholder engagement models
• author evaluation rubrics.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

civic and public administration expert

public administration

public policy analysis

government budgets

interagency coordination

constituent services

regulatory compliance

remote

mercor

$50–$60/hour

senior level

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires 5+ years in a senior role at a government agency or major public policy, civic tech, or intergovernmental organization, plus ownership of programs, policy initiatives, or large-scale constituent services.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.