Grants Coordinator
Salary Range $66,726.40 - $70,657.60 Salary/year Position Type Full Time Education Level 2 Year Degree
Description
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.
BENEFITS
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits options for full-time employees
- Flexible spending account for medical expenses
- Dependent care
- Employee assistance program
- Life Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurances
- 403(b) retirement saving plan with company match
- 10 paid sick days/12 Holidays/Vacations days vary on position
- In Shape Discounted Gym Membership
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
- Collaborative and diverse environment
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Grants Coordinator under the direction of the Grants Manager is responsible for various aspects of the grant funding process for Community Medical Centers (CMC), includingbut not limited toresearch, writing, monitoring, reporting, and tracking.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Under the direction of the Director of Development, research potential funding agencies and identify opportunities to support programs, organizational development, capital, and other CMC projects.
- Establish, maintain, and enhance relationships with funding agencies and community partners.
- Coordinate with Finance Department on following financial grant compliance and help determine tracking processes on new grants.
- Assist Quality Improvement in identifying data collection requirements on new grants.
- Communicate regularly with CMC staff to build knowledge and awareness of grant-related program goals, objectives, practices and opportunities.
- Monitor compliance with grant deliverables and ensure that required reports and other paperwork is completed and submitted as established by the funding agency.
- 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.
- On occasion, assist the Development team with research, writing, compiling data, and submission of competitive funding proposals. Coordinate and communicate with funding agency, supervisor, Development team, program staff, finance, and community partners.
- Travel to clinic sites when needed to conduct meetings and research.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Associate's degree with 2 years of experience managing grants, projects or office administration. Associate's degree in business administration, journalism, communications or related area.
- 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.
- Must have professional writing skills. Grant writing experience is a plus.
- Computer proficiency, particularly in online research, MS Word, and MS Excel.
- Must have the ability to understand and follow Federal grant instructions and guidelines.
- Reliable transportation to travel as needed.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- 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 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 is desired.
- Previous development work for nonprofit organizations.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
May require sitting for long periods of time; also stooping, bending and stretching for files and supplies. Requires frequent walking and standing for prolonged periods of time. Lifts and carries items weighing in excess of 35 pounds. Vision must be correctable to 20/40 and hearing must be in the normal range for telephone contacts. Requires ability to drive to outreach areas for presentations and other activities. May require working week nights and weekends.
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is performed in an office environment within a clinic setting. Involves frequent contact with staff and the public. Work may be stressful at times. Contact may involve dealing with upset people.
Community Medical Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is CMC's policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons, regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliations, marital status, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, membership, or non-membership in an employee organization or on the basis of personal favoritism or other non-merit factors except where otherwise provided by law.