AI and Public Policy Junior Fellow Role Half-Time, In-...
The MENA Catalysts, Inc. - San Francisco, CA
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What the Selected Candidate "will get" Be part of a stimulating, high profile work environment. Meet among the high tech world's biggest newsmakers, the world's most interesting people. Mentorship and support from a senior colleague who you will be working alongside with. Gain first-hand insights into the Middle East high tech sector. Office goodies - team lunches every month. Responsibilities Calm-focused, in-person Fellow responsible for Business Development, Marketing, Knowledge Management, and Project Delivery. You will be the linchpin in leveraging/adapting a GPT to transform our disorganized Google Drive into a seamless, internal AI-powered GPT, that can turn disparate qualitative data into well-articulated proposals and marketing content. The purpose is to adapt an externally available AI agent(s) or platform for our own private internal company GPT that can read all of my laptop and team Google Drive to enhance the business development, content marketing, and project execution abilities of our senior people to our junior staff and newcomers. This pivotal role is about converting diverse, incomplete data into compelling, AI-driven proposals and marketing strategies targeted at a specific audience. As part of our firm, you will be entrusted with the digital transformation of this small (but mighty!) public policy company, a role that will need you to tap into your problem-solving skills, innovative thinking, and eagerness to learn and adapt in the ever-evolving field of AI. If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information. Strategy Distill research into actionable items aligned to clients' government relations priorities. Evaluate research, formulate hypotheses, and communicate recommendations to company management. Help write Gulf public policy and market entry plans and special Middle East market intelligence sectoral briefing memos for high tech companies. Support project execution for Gulf market plans and sectoral briefing memos. Analysis Analyze AI public policy companies' trends, Web3, and fintech public policy trends. Evaluate Gulf legislative, licensing, and regulatory shifts in the digital economy, focusing on fintech, web3, and AI. Develop compelling thought leadership, op-eds, newsletters, and presentations to elevate our profile. Bring business insights - to undertake market & policy analysis of markets, regulators, and competitors to TMC management. Teach your manager about your research and develop a well-organized research library in our Google Shared Drive for easy retrieval. Junior Manager Experience Work with CEO to build the company organization. Carry out specific organizational junior management tasks and company business planning-related priorities. Manage upwards to firm leadership - Escalate smartly. Align with the CEO, ensuring the scope is feasible and practical; provide project tracking and reporting internally to ensure milestones are being met. About you You make the complex simple. You are interested in startups and politics by passion, and a consultant by profession. Essential Native-equivalent English written skills - can create easily digestible content in Google Slides and Google Docs. In-person in San Francisco; already have a visa to work in the United States. Writing skills. Problem-solver. High attention to detail. Advantageous Mastery of Google Docs, Google Slides, ChatGPT, and insatiable curiosity. Worked in an actual startup (not a startup initiative in a large company). Experience in fintech companies, licensing, public policy, or working abroad. Storytelling skills. Studied public policy or AI and emerging technology legislation. About you You're a dreamer: You make the complex simple. Uncanny attention to detail: with a knack for correcting and tracking details. Intercultural skills: your emotional/social intelligence are like your social media versatility. You are a calming force under pressure. Your interpersonal skills can solve problems with grace. Detail-oriented: Adaptable to fast-paced environments, no drama, just action. Hungry to learn: Being a fast learner with an action-oriented mindset. You love to read books. You own your career skills development. Work Ethic: Willing to hustle and do whatever it takes to manage-to-results. Client service-oriented: You treat the CEO as a client, aiming to understand his perspective and needs first. Self-starter: You have a bias toward action - Being proactive: Identify items that need to be done and resolve them without being told to. Team player: Committed, reliable, with an attitude of "nothing is not my job." You're enthusiastic and eager to help wherever you can. Integrity: The highest level of honesty, ethics, and accountability in all that you do. Perks Potential to climb the career ladder is high; learn in a fast-paced business and family environment. Receive career mentorship. Meet among the high tech sector's key newsmakers, the world's most interesting people. Obtain experience in high-level corporate communications and develop valuable skills. Be able to realize impact on Day One. Firm Profile Welcome to The MENA Catalysts, a strategy consulting firm helping high tech companies explore, enter, and expand in the Gulf economies. The firm provides A-Z Middle East market expansion for the world's most ambitious companies reinventing the region's digital economy landscape. We simplify the whole public policy and market expansion process, providing a turn-key solution to global fintech, Web3, and AI companies to expand in the Middle East. The company is building a team of "˜Olympic athletes' of strategists, implementers, and "do-ers" thinking at-scale about reshaping the future of the Middle East high tech sector, based in-person in the San Francisco Presidio. If in San Francisco and interested, email . Due to the high-profile nature of the work, and government ministers involved, we ask all candidates to volunteer to go through a background check because this is a position of high trust. If you're ready to bring your A-game and handle it all with finesse, apply now! #J-18808-Ljbffr
Created: 2025-01-01