PurposeThe Grants Manager leads the full lifecycle of Neighborcare Health's public and private grants, with primary responsibility for complex government and health care funding, including HRSA and other federal, state, county, city, and quasi-governmental sources. This role manages proposal development, award setup, reporting, compliance tracking, funder communication, and internal workflows to ensure grants are submitted on time, implemented as awarded, and aligned with organizational priorities. The Grants Manager partners closely with Development, Finance, Operations, program leaders, and senior leadership to translate program strategy into strong proposals, monitor deliverables and budgets, identify risks, and keep stakeholders informed. This position requires strong project management, grant compliance judgment, clear writing, cross-functional coordination, and the ability to manage workflows and details independently.
Health, Wellness & Retirement Benefits: - Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
- Paid time off & paid holidays
- Retirement with contribution match
- Life & AD&D, pet insurance
- Employee assistance program, & more!
Compensation: - The target wage range for this position is $83,699.20 to $120,764.80 annually.
- Final offers are individually based on various factors, including skill set, years of experience, location, qualifications, work schedule and other job-related reasons.
In this position you will:- Lead the full grant lifecycle, including prospect review, proposal development, award setup, reporting, renewals, amendments, closeout, and ongoing compliance tracking.
- Manage a portfolio of complex grants, with emphasis on HRSA, federal, state, county, city, and quasi-governmental funding sources.
- Translate operational, clinical, financial, and program information into clear, compelling, funder-ready narratives.
- Partner with Finance to develop, review, monitor, and reconcile grant budgets, expenditures, revenue, match requirements, and restricted funding.
- Track grant deliverables, performance measures, reporting requirements, contract terms, and funder deadlines; proactively identify risks or gaps.
- Coordinate with program and operations leaders to gather data, confirm program design, document progress, and ensure grant-funded activities are implemented as proposed.
- Manage HRSA-related submissions and systems, including Electronic Handbooks or similar portals, as assigned.
- Maintain accurate grant records, award documents, reporting calendars, funder correspondence, and compliance documentation.
- Support contract and award review by identifying key obligations, deliverables, reporting expectations, renewal timelines, and issues requiring leadership attention.
- Prepare clear updates, decision points, and recommendations for program leaders, and Senior Leadership Team as needed.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with funders, public agency contacts, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
Required for this job:- Experience managing complex grants; federal grant experience required and HRSA experience strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of grant writing, grant management, reporting, compliance, renewals, and funder requirements.
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage timelines, deadlines, contributors, and competing priorities.
- Excellent writing skills, with the ability to turn program, financial, clinical, and operational information into clear grant narratives.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with Finance, Operations, program leaders, senior leaders, funders, consultants, and external partners.
- Ability to understand and work with grant budgets, restricted funding, expenditures, revenue, and financial reports in partnership with Finance
- Ability to identify risks, gaps, inconsistencies, and issues that need follow-up or leadership attention.
- High attention to detail and accuracy in managing grant records, reports, calendars, data, and funder correspondence.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel; experience with HRSA Electronic Handbooks or similar grant systems preferred.
- Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends to meet critical grant deadlines.
Years of Relevant Experience Required: - 5 years or more experience in grants
- Minimum 3 years of work managing federal grants
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree preferred with major coursework in the humanities, business or public administration, planning or a related field
- Experience working with HRSA grants
Full job description is available upon request.
