Grant Coordinator

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

• Develops resources and researches grant opportunities from various donors in order to determine the eligibility criteria and identify grants that are worth pursuing.
• Prepares contract proposals in accordance with business goals and objectives, administers major contracts, documents.
• Assists in monitoring proposal process, ensures funder's policies and legal requirements are followed.
• Coordinate internal department grant facilitation and collaboration to ensure the grant is either invoiced or billed accurately and consistently and prepare invoices as needed.
• Negotiates contractual provisions with potential partners.
• Assess specific grant required EMR changes and coordinate with internal department to request and facilitate updates.
• Collaborates with team members in the organization to assist with other grant projects, as well as develop relationships with key stakeholders.
• Coordinate the pre-award planning, organization, preparation, and the post-award administration of various grants.
• Track and report on grant spend down to ensure utilization is in compliance with the grant contract
• Ensure grants are in compliance with regulatory, funding, agency, and policy requirements.
• Provide guidance and support in the identification and development of grant opportunities.
• Prepare proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals.
• Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.
• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
• Enters and monitors tracking data.
• Coordinates requirements with contributors and contributes proposal status information to review meetings.
• Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information, coordinating submissions and collections, and identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
• Develop proposals by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverable, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
• Writes, revises, and edits drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
• Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding and coordinating printing.
• Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
• Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
• Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Track and create a calendar of grant opportunities – including deadline dates, required materials, etc.
• Complete and submit grant applications to secure funding.
• Successfully understand and communicate mission and vision of company applying for the grant.
• Maintain chart of grant applications: including grants applied to, status of application, grant deadline.
• Prioritize grants to apply for (based on size of grant and time funding is released).
• Create and update grant FAQ document to provide organizations applying for their own grants.
• Demonstrate highest degree of professional and personal ethics in the execution of all work activities and duties and demonstrates an understanding of the Corporate Compliance Plan.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum age requirement of 18.
• Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Management, Organizational Management, or related field.
• Associates degree in creative writing, healthcare management, or related field. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 4 or more related years of grant writing experience, preferably in a healthcare environment
• At least 2 years’ experience in grant writing, preferably within the healthcare field.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Knowledge of fundraising methods and information sources.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and collaboratively with ability to adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines.
• Accuracy and attention to detail and follow-through.
• Competence in verbal and written communication
• Proficiency with computer systems, working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Internet and various software applications.
• Demonstrates discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Customer service focused, eager and energetic
• Exhibits good time management skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse population and exhibit excellent customer service skills.
• Satisfactory references from employers and/or professional peers.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting.
• Satisfactory criminal background check.
• Satisfactory drug screen.

• 401K match
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans
• Company paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Bereavement Leave
• Flexible Sick Time
• Employee Referral Program

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