Senior Grant Specialist

at  LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Job Summary:
The Senior Grants Specialist will take on a primary role in developing diverse institutional, government, and corporate foundation funding sources for Lowell Community Health Center’s existing services and proposed expansions. S/He will serve as organization lead in identifying and submitting philanthropic and contract grant funding requests to private; local, state, national, and international funding resources. S/He will actively participate as a member of the Advancement & Communications Team.
Option for hybrid work schedule after onboarding period, depending on department work flow and needs.

Job Requirements:

• Research, identify, review, and vet grant opportunities.
• Collaborate with health center leadership, program staff, and community organizations on proposal focus and input.
• Write and edit competitive grant proposals; develop budget requests, analyze, and utilize patient, programmatic, and community data.
• Track proposal and report deadlines.
• Support a variety of activities related to Federally Qualified Health Center status and resource development.
• Work collaboratively with project managers, finance-based grants manager, and external consultants on coordinated processes.
• Maintain grant database.
• Assist as needed with Development Department programs and events.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of professional grant writing or grant management experience in a complex health care or nonprofit organization and experience submitting state and federal grant proposals.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Ability to embrace and communicate Lowell CHC’s mission, vision, strategic goals, purpose and values, commitment to equitable fundraising practices.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative in managing complex projects and work with colleagues throughout the organization to craft successful proposals and meet deadlines, even those that are unpredicted and/or last minute.
• Passion for community development and experience working with internal and external partners on collaborative grant proposals.
• Excellent organizational and verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail. Strong research skills, both to target funding prospects and to improve the content in grant submissions.
• Familiarity with clinical and programmatic performance measure data
• Experience working with Finance in developing programmatic budgets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and related document-development programs; Internet search engines; donor database; and web-based systems for grant submissions
• Positive and engaging interpersonal skills.

Other Relevant Job information:

• The selected candidate will have the opportunity to attend relevant training, workshops, and other job-related programming (in-person and virtual). The position may include some local travel for program site visits, community events, and other professional development.
• Occasional evening and weekend hours.

Please refer the Job description for details