Grants Manager

COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS INC•Stockton, CA

12d•$80,746 - $85,488•Onsite

About The Position

At Community Medical Centers (CMC), we’re passionate about improving health and well-being in the communities we call home. That’s why we work to ensure even our most vulnerable neighbors have affordable access to quality healthcare, regardless of age, income, or background. We offer integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and supportive services, with a model of care that puts the patient at the center of a team-based approach. As one of the region’s largest healthcare providers, our growing network of neighborhood health centers serves over 100,000 patients in San Joaquin and Solano counties. MISSION Working together to improve health and well-being in our communities. POSITION SUMMARY: The Grants Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the grant development process for Community Medical Centers (CMC), including—but not limited to—research, development, writing, submission, community partner and funder relationships.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, communications, or related area with a minimum of two years professional writing experience.
Must be capable of working with demographic data, health statistics, and economic forecasts.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with others in a professional and courteous manner.
Computer proficiency, particularly in online research, MS Word, and MS Excel.
Must have the ability to understand and follow Federal grant instructions and guidelines.
Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
Ability to take initiative, work independently, and use innovative techniques and ingenuity to prepare grant applications.
Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, board members, community partners, and representatives of funding agencies.
Knowledge of community health clinics or other health environment.
Knowledge of government and private funding sources and practices.
Knowledge of sources of information and statistics at national, state, and county levels.
Understanding of community relations strategies and media outreach.
Previous grant writing experience at a professional level.
Previous development work for nonprofit organizations.

Responsibilities

Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
Correlate funding priorities as determined by the CEO and Board of Directors with trends in funding from government and private sources.
Research potential funding agencies and identify opportunities to support programs, organizational development, capital, and other CMC projects.
Provide background to leadership team and Board of Directors for opportunities that require social engagement or networking activities.
Establish, maintain, and enhance relationships with funding agencies and community partners.
After obtaining approval from the CEO, research, write, compile, and submit competitive funding proposals and grant applications.
Coordinate and communicate with funding agency, program staff, Accounting, and community partners.
Work collaboratively with the Finance Grants Coordinator in the development of needed financial and budgetary information for grant submissions.
Work collaboratively with the Finance Grants Coordinator in the development and implementation of processes for grant tracking and monitoring of grant deliverables.
Communicate regularly with CMC staff to build knowledge and awareness of grant-related practices and opportunities.
Research best and emerging health care practices and priorities, as well as best and emerging grant development and management practices.
Maintain grant-related reference resources including funder research files, grant application deadlines, grant reporting schedules, and other information as needed.
Ensure that data on current grants is easily accessible organization-wide.
Maintain comprehensive files for grants that include applications, award letters, reports and other basic correspondence with funding agency.
Travel to clinic sites when needed to conduct meetings and research.
Perform other duties as assigned.