Grants Manager

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.

Family Health Centers of San Diego is looking for a Grants Manager to work under the supervision of the Director, Grants and Proposals and in coordination with department mentors and program staff, responsible for the identification of funding opportunities that track to organizational priorities and strategic plans, and the development, writing and submission of major, complex grant proposals with large budgets ($1m+). Efforts will be primarily focused on, but not limited to, significant programmatic and research funding opportunities from federal, state, local, and private sources.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in 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.

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. MA, MS, MPH, and/or dual degree with writing plus science emphasis preferred.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 with up to direct costs, calculating budgets with mid-cycle budget increases, modified indirect cost calculations, and subcontracts.
• Experience in functionality of AI for assessing final grant drafts against funder criteria and to support basic grant preparation and management tasks. 
• 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. California law requires all drivers to obtain a valid California driver’s license within ten days of establishing residency. Reasonable accommodation may be provided on a case-by-case basis. Mileage and other reimbursement governed by policy.

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Rewards:

• Job type: Regular Full Time

• Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits

• Retirement Plan with Employer Match

• Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays

• Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance

• Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits.

68,640.00 - 93,575.25

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness – Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)