Grants Manager

Family Health Centers of San Diego•San Diego, CA

4d•$70,304 - $99,251•Hybrid

About The Position

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is seeking a Grants Manager to work under the supervision of the Director, Grants and Proposals. This role is responsible for identifying funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities and strategic plans, and for developing, writing, and submitting major, complex grant proposals with budgets of $1 million or more. The primary focus will be on significant programmatic and research funding opportunities from federal, state, local, and private sources. FHCSD is a large federally qualified health center (FQHC) with over 90 sites across San Diego County, dedicated to providing comprehensive and affordable healthcare to all, with a special commitment to the uninsured, low-income, and medically underserved populations.

Requirements

BA or BS degree and a minimum of 3 years of provable success as a professional grant writer, or equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the essential job duties, and which meets any required state or federal certification requirements.
3 years minimum experience in proposal development required.
Demonstrated ability to multi-task, be flexible, ensure accuracy, and meet changing priorities in a fast-paced, high-workload environment.
Exceptional project management, time management, and organizational skills, with attention to detail including ability to plan projects, lead program development discussions, forecast time required, and organize internal and external resources with a strong motivation to meet deadlines and achieve goals.
Exceptional demonstrated writing skills and the ability to read, comprehend, digest, explain, and create compelling funding arguments using and analyzing technical scientific, social-science, clinical, and medical data.
Experience developing and understanding basic and complex budgets in Excel up to $1,000,000, to include experience with calculating budgets that require mid-cycle budget/salary increases, modified indirect cost calculations, and subcontract budgets.
Traveling between sites and other locations is occasionally required.
Must have a valid California driver’s license, an automobile, and proof of minimum levels of car insurance as required under California law, although limits of $100,000 are recommended.
An acceptable driving record is also required.

Nice To Haves

MA, MS, MPH, and/or dual degree with writing plus science emphasis preferred.
Experience with governmental grant submissions especially HRSA, SAMHSA, NIH, and the County of San Diego, and experience with portals and interfaces such as grants.gov, EHB, BuyNet, and the Instrumental grant platform preferred.
Two+ year(s) proposal development experience in a FQHC or other non-profit health context preferred.
Experience in functionality of AI for assessing final grant drafts against funder criteria and to support basic grant preparation and management tasks.

Responsibilities

Assist in the development and coordinate the completion of complex funder-compliant programmatic budgets, and lead the same for less complex budgets, in conjunction with program and accounting staff.
Create compelling, persuasive, well-structured grant narratives through the use of effective storytelling, relevant data, and superior prose—while effectively tying FHCSD's needs to funder priorities.
Lead and coordinate the researching, development, writing, packaging, and submission of major, complex grant proposals.
Maintain and contribute to data organization systems, including departmental databases.
Update and contribute to shared team resources.
Undertake internal and external research to identify funding sources as well as gather basic and complex statistical, analytical, and anecdotal data.
Facilitate and lead discussions with the program and grant writing team in determining appropriate data to best make the case being presented to the funder.
Assist program staff in designing programmatic and/or research activities so that objectives and goals align with funder interests and past funding patterns and practices.
Identify and develop strategic relationships for grant partnerships, primarily those with established partners and/or small numbers of partners.
Participate in collaborative efforts with universities, agencies, projects, and entities as a representative of FHCSD in the context of proposal development activities.
Provide thoughtful and consistent peer review, critiquing final drafts for formatting, grammar, flow, comprehensive response to questions, and applicability to review criteria.
Perform other duties, as assigned, sometimes requiring flexibility in work hours.