Associate Director of Grants and Donor Relations

Open Door Care Network provides health care and wellness programs to individuals and families in need throughout Westchester Putnam and Ulster Counties. A pioneer Federally Qualified Health Center Open Door provides more than 300000 patient visits annually and serves nearly 60000 individual patients who might not otherwise have access. Open Door offers integrated services and a holistic approach to building healthier communities. Primary medical care dental care integrated behavioral health care clinical nutrition wellness programs and chronic disease management are the foundation of its clinical programs.

Founded as a free clinic in 1972 Open Doors mission of building healthier communities through accessible equitable culturally competent health care has led to site and service expansions. Today Open Door operates centers in Brewster Mamaroneck Mount Kisco Ossining Port Chester and Sleepy Hollow in addition to eight School-Based Health Centers in the Port Chester and Ossining School Districts a mobile dental van in Mount Kisco and a new dental practice in Saugerties more information please visit our website at .

Open Door is currently seeking an Associate Director of Grants and Donor Relations in our Tarrytown center. The Associate Director of Grants and Donor Relations has overall responsibility to support a portfolio of health and social services programs. This role will be responsible for identifying grant opportunities for programs working closely with program staff to develop write and submit proposals and reports ensuring that reporting requirements for funded grants (Foundation Corporate and Government) are prepared and met. This role will also be responsible for ensuring that post-award administration is completed in a proper and timely fashion and otherwise maintaining strong working relationships/communications with funders. This position includes but is not limited to project design/set-up budget projections general donor relations gift acknowledgment and assisting with PR requirements effort management and reporting project planning and project closeout

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research prepare write and submit grant proposals and reports for various funding bodies including private donors foundations corporations and government agencies in support of agencys broad range of health and social services. Experience in writing persuasive clear concise and visually attractive proposals/reports.

• Collaborate with program staff on project design budgets and writing grant proposals.

• Communicate accomplishments of existing programs to funders through reports.

• Keep informed on foundation initiatives and development practices beyond proposal preparation; have strong knowledge of procedures for private grant proposals submissions funder selection criteria and post-award funder experience.

• Track all prospects donors proposals reports deadlines and relationships.

• Manage in-kind donation program.

• Maintain excellent relationships with grantors and internal program staff and executive staff at all levels.

• Proven track record of securing grants is desirable.

• Extremely strong organizational and editing skills; ability to process and execute complex instructions; attention to detail imperative.

• Ability to manage a diverse portfolio that includes federal grants contracts and foundation grants.

• As necessary compose agency letters of thanks and other communication to financial donors for CEO signature or appropriate program EVP/VP provide support for site visits and other relevant written needs around programming.

• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION: Bachelors degree

• 2 years of experience writing and editing grant proposals in the non-profit medical or academia industries

• Exceptional writing organizational analytical critical-thinking and prioritization skills

• Excellent proactive communication skills

• Extremely organized; project management skills including the ability to coordinate overlapping deadlines and projects; strong people skills; attention to detail

• Have knowledge of procedures for public and private grant research submissions and post-award funder experience

• Writing samples required

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and database management preferably Donor Perfect

• Experience working within community/health/social service organizations

• Must have valid New York State driver license and daily access to a vehicle

• Ability to travel up to 25% to local sites as needed

There are many fantastic benefits to a career at Open Door Care addition to working to affect positive change in the health and lives of thousands of residents in Westchester and Putnam counties Open Door offers its employees a stimulating diverse and team-based work environment with comprehensive benefits including medical dental life insurance flexible spending accounts 403(b) and 401(k) generous paid time off onsite Wellness facilities and educational assistance. Aside from excellent benefits we offer a competitive salary and annual bonuses based on measurable goals and organizational success.

If you want to make a difference in the lives of thousands of patients and the health of our communities of Westchester and Putnam counties and if the position speaks to your capabilities experience and commitment to improve the health of our communities please upload your resume and cover letter with salary requirements. Qualified candidates will be contacted by phone and/or email.

Open Door is an Equal Opportunity Employer