Grants Officer

Legacy Community Health•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Grants Officer leads the development, writing, submission, and stewardship of private foundation, corporate, and individual grant proposals in partnership with the Vice President of Major Gifts – Individual and Planned Giving and Legacy staff. The role works across program, finance, philanthropy, and leadership teams to gather and interpret data, communicate outcomes, and ensure grant support reflects the organization’s operational and financial needs. The position is based at Legacy Montrose Allen Parkway in Houston, Texas, and has a stated schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Grants Officer helps secure philanthropic resources for community healthcare programs, turns patient and program data into proposals and funder communications, builds relationships with funders and other stakeholders, and contributes to fundraising strategy. The role supports Legacy Community Health’s mission of driving healthy change in its communities and serves the Houston-Beaumont area.

Requirements

Three to five years of demonstrated success in nonprofit grant writing and familiarity with the Houston philanthropic community.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to travel occasionally.
Ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize.
Attention to accuracy and detail.
Decision-making ability.
Ability to remain calm under stressful conditions.
Experience managing a donor database.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn new software programs quickly.
A bachelor’s degree in English, communications, creative writing, or a related area is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Raiser’s Edge experience.
Experience managing grant management systems; Instrumentl is preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft suite of products.
Demonstrated knowledge of Adobe suite of products.
Working knowledge of donor management databases such as Raiser’s Edge NXT and eTapestry.
Working knowledge of Crescendo, Integrated Marketing for Planned Gifts.
Working knowledge of donor relations and fundraising analytics.

Responsibilities

Meet expectations of applicable LCH guiding principles.
Manage and write all LCH private (non-government) grant proposals and stewardship reports.
Collaborate with the VPIP, philanthropy, finance, and program staff to gather supporting data, budgets, outcomes, and other information for proposals and stewardship reports to foundations, individuals, and corporations.
Maintain a master grants calendar and proposal pipeline of pending, active, and past grants in coordination with development staff, ensuring proposals, reports, and required funder communications meet established deadlines.
Communicate proactively with development, finance, and program staff about upcoming information needs, proposal requirements, reporting expectations, and deadlines.
Develop a thorough understanding of LCH’s history, structure, objectives, programs, and financial needs, as well as needs in the Houston-Beaumont area, to address requests for support.
Research and identify foundation, corporate, and individual prospects whose philanthropic interests align with the Foundation’s mission.
Coordinate with LCH leadership and the finance department to ensure grants are implemented according to organizational operational and financial needs and effectively support program services.
Support positive relationships with fund providers and other stakeholders through timely, accurate, mission-aligned communication.
Assist with execution of the LCH development strategy.
Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.