Grants Project Administrator

Newport County Community Mental Health Center•Middletown, RI

About The Position

Newport Mental Health (NMH) is a progressive, high-energy organization that uses a state-of-the-art person-centered recovery approach to help individuals recover from mental illness and substance use disorders. NMH extends its trauma-informed, evidence-based services to children, adolescents, families, and adults. Our services vary from outreach, specialized programs, mental health, school-based therapy, substance use therapy, community-based therapy, and outpatient clinics. We are seeking a highly motivated Grants Project Administrator to oversee the operation of our organization's grants portfolio. The Grants Project Administrator will play a crucial role in managing the grant lifecycle, including grant writing. This position is a key member of the Workforce and Strategic Development team. They will actively contribute to building Newport Mental Health's grant portfolio. Additionally, this role will facilitate project oversight and leadership across internal departments to ensure grant projects and goals are being met and will collaborate with the members of the Development and Marketing team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Fundraising, Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Social Entrepreneurship
3 or more years of related work experience, and a demonstrable history in grant writing, development or corporate or foundations giving programs, and demonstrable history in applying for, acquiring, and managing portfolio of grants.
Strong public speaking and presentation skills with the ability to listen actively; a flexible writing style with an ability to tailor content to the audience and channel is required.
Strong quantitative skills and an ability to grasp company economics.
An ability to cultivate strong interpersonal customer and coworker relationships at all levels of organization is required.

Nice To Haves

A strong working knowledge of healthcare, or associated industries is preferred.
A history of commitment to professional development and evidence-based work is preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct internal reviews of agency needs, collect program data, and assess the feasibility of obtaining external funding for project and program proposals.
Research and investigate funding sources, through materials review, listservs, meetings, and correspondence.
Develop and maintain an internal grant application process, ensuring smooth and efficient grant-seeking activities.
Manage a grant management system for funded grants, including tracking report due dates, budget adherence, and other grant requirements.
Maintain a comprehensive library of information on funding sources, grant writing, and community and state data relevant to our organization's programs and services.
Collaborate with fund personnel to gather input for projects and comply with data and information requests.
Coordinate, develop, and process grant applications from conceptualization to submission stage, collaborating closely with staff throughout all phases.
Manage multiple projects and priorities, including searching for funding sources, writing proposals, managing existing grants, reporting to stakeholders, and contributing to special projects.
Participate actively in regularly scheduled supervision with emphasis on an openness to receive feedback and integrate recommendations in the execution of job responsibilities of the Grant Project Administrator.
Identifies and champions specific projects as they relate to grant goals and outcomes, and in coordination with team colleagues and senior management leaders.
Serves as grant writer for grant proposals and coordinates proposal submissions, with support of Grant Specialist.
Prepares and processes letters and correspondence, and grant project presentations.
Provides support and follow up with conversations and overall communications, including scheduling, with organization project officers.
Seeks and embraces opportunities to represent Newport Mental Health on a local and regional level with professionalism in his/her area of expertise.