Grants Advancement Officer

Are you passionate about helping others and looking to grow your career in a supportive, mission-driven environment? Join one of Northern Nevada's Best Places to Work – Northern Nevada HOPES!

The purpose of the Grants Advancement Officer is to advance the HOPES mission by securing and stewarding philanthropic investments that expand access to high-quality healthcare, behavioral health, housing, and supportive services. This position plays a critical role in sustaining and growing funding partnerships that enable HOPES to meet emerging community needs and achieve strategic priorities.

To support donor communications and manage the full lifecycle of private grant writing, including prospect research, opportunity assessment, proposal development, grant reporting, and funder stewardship. This position partners closely with program, clinical, finance, and advancement leaders to secure funding, demonstrate impact, and build strong relationships with foundations, corporations, and other grantmaking organizations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Research and identify grant opportunities that align with HOPES programs, strategic initiatives, and funding priorities.
• Assess prospective funding opportunities for mission alignment, competitiveness, impact potential, and return on investment.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive grants pipeline and annual grants calendar.
• Recommend funding opportunities and pursuit strategies to Advancement leadership.
• Write and submit competitive grant proposals, letters of inquiry, sponsorship requests, and related funding applications.
• Gather program data, outcomes, budget information, and impact stories in collaboration with program, clinical, finance, and operational leaders
• Translate programmatic, clinical, operational, and financial information into compelling and persuasive funding narratives.
• Prepare grant budgets and supporting documentation in partnership with finance and program leaders.
• Manage grant deadlines to support timely submission of proposals, reports, and other funder deliverables.
• Track grant requirements, outcomes, and compliance obligations to ensure accurate reporting and stewardship of awarded funds.
• Maintain complete and accurate grant files, records, and documentation.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with foundations, corporations, community partners, and other institutional funders.
• Coordinate funder meetings, site visits, stewardship activities, and impact updates.
• Write donorfocused communications, proposals, case statements, and impact updates that articulate organizational priorities and outcomes.
• Collaborate with staff to gather stories, data, and program updates that demonstrate the impact of donor investments.
• Prepare donor briefs, funder profiles, meeting materials, and followup communications to support cultivation and stewardship activities.
• Maintain accurate donor and grant information within organizational systems and databases.
  
  

At HOPES, we’re more than just a healthcare provider — we’re a team of changemakers dedicated to delivering affordable, high-quality medical, behavioral health, and support services to everyone in our community.

• PurposeDriven Work
  
  

Be part of a team that’s transforming lives every day. Your work will directly contribute to improving health outcomes and building a stronger, healthier Northern Nevada.

• PeopleFirst Culture
  
  

At HOPES, every team member is encouraged to bring their unique talents and perspectives to the table. Collaboration and innovation are at the heart of everything we do.

• Career Growth & Development
  
  

We invest in your future by offering a mentorship program, leadership and soft-skills training, networking opportunities, and support for continuing education.

• Exceptional Benefits
  
  

100% employer-paid health insurance

Employer-paid life insurance coverage

Accrue 3 weeks of PTO in your first year, increasing w/ tenure to a maximum of 6 weeks

Accure 1 week of paid Major Medical Leave (MML) per year

12 paid holidays per year

Paid Parental Leave (after 12 months)

CME PTO and training stipends

Employer-paid license renewals and board memberships

Loan Repayment Options: NHSC Loan Repayment Programs | Nevada Health Equity and Loan Assistance (HEAL) Program | PSLF

FTCA Malpractice Coverage

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

No State Income Tax

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three years of experience in grant writing, institutional fundraising, foundation relations, development, or related work required.
• Demonstrated experience researching, writing, and submitting successful grant proposals required.
• Excellent written, editing, and verbal communication skills required.
• Strong project management, organization, and deadline management skills required.
• Experience working in a nonprofit, healthcare, behavioral health, human services, or communitybased organization preferred.
• Experience managing foundation or corporate donor relationships preferred.
• Experience utilizing donor databases, CRMs, grant management systems, or prospect research platforms preferred.
• Knowledge of healthcare, FQHC, Medicaid, behavioral health, housing, or social service funding environments preferred.
• Due to real and potential conflicts of interest that exist when HOPES Behavioral Health providers render services to their coworkers, it is HOPES’ policy (Policy HR0005) that HOPES employees may not access HOPES Behavioral Health Services. For the same reason, current Behavioral Health patients/clients cannot be employed by HOPES. Accordingly, you hereby acknowledge and understand that if you are receiving services from a HOPES Behavioral Health provider at the time you are offered and accept employment with HOPES, you have the option of rescinding your acceptance of employment or finding a new behavioral health provider outside of HOPES before starting employment with HOPES.