Specialist · Growing demand
AI Government Specialist
Helps public bodies adopt AI transparently, accessibly and within procurement and equality rules.
What people earn
Entry
$50k–$72k
Mid-level
$78k–$115k
Senior
$120k–$170k
Public sector pay is lower but roles are stable and increasingly funded.
Skills that matter
- Public procurement
- Accessibility standards
- Equality impact assessment
- Transparency reporting
- Records management
- Citizen communication
Your path at Aivo
- 1
Foundations
Complete the 21-day certification.
- 2
Practice
Complete Microsoft Copilot Academy to advanced — most public bodies run Microsoft.
- 3
Governance
Complete expert governance lessons in two academies.
- 4
Evidence
Publish a transparency record for one service.
Academies to take
Microsoft Copilot Academy
AI inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
NotebookLM Academy
An expert on your documents, and nothing else.
OpenAI Academy
ChatGPT, GPT models and the wider OpenAI toolkit, end to end.
Make.com Academy
Visual automation with real logic underneath.
Portfolio checklist
- • Accessibility addressed
- • Equality impact considered
- • Transparency record included
- • Public-friendly language throughout
Projects that impress
- • A plain-language service redesign
- • An equality impact assessment
- • A published AI transparency record
Interview prep
How do you keep AI use accountable in public services?
Published records, named owners, appeal routes and human decisions on anything statutory.
What can't be automated?
Statutory decisions affecting rights, without a human decision-maker.
How do you handle accessibility?
AI output still has to meet the same standards as anything else you publish.
Credentials that help
- Aivo AI Certificate
- Microsoft Copilot Academy — Expert