[Remote] Grants Writer & Administrator
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is seeking a Grants Writer & Administrator to coordinate the full grant lifecycle. This role involves researching funding opportunities, developing proposals, and administering awarded grants while maintaining compliance and strong relationships with funders.
Responsibilities
• Research and identify grant opportunities from federal, state, local, foundation, and corporate sources that align with organizational priorities
• Develop and maintain a grant pipeline, funding calendar, submissions tracker, and repository of grant documents, templates, and organizational boilerplate
• Write, edit, and submit high-quality letters of inquiry, grant proposals, budgets, attachments, and supporting materials in accordance with funder requirements and deadlines
• Coordinate across various departments to gather data, define project scope, develop measurable outcomes, and prepare accurate budgets and narratives
• Review solicitations, applications, contracts, and award terms to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with funding guidelines and organizational policies
• Track grant deliverables, expenditures, milestones, and reporting obligations; prepare or coordinate timely submission of narrative and financial reports
• Maintain strong relationships with grantmakers, agency representatives, community partners, and internal stakeholders through professional and responsive communication
• Monitor trends, policy changes, and emerging funding opportunities relevant to the organization’s mission and advise leadership on strategic grant pursuits
• Support audit readiness and records retention by maintaining complete, organized, and accurate grant files and related documentation
• Contribute to departmental planning, process improvement, and special projects related to fundraising, compliance, and organizational development
• Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Business, Healthcare Administration, or a related field required
• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in grant research, proposal writing, grants administration, development, or a related role required
• Excellent persuasive, analytical, and technical writing skills
• Strong editing and proofreading ability
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to interpret complex grant guidelines and compliance requirements
• Skill in prospect research and grant opportunity assessment
• Proficiency in budget development and basic financial analysis
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and grant management/tracking systems
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
• Master's degree or specialized coursework/certification in grant writing, fundraising, or nonprofit management preferred
• Grant Professional Certification (GPC) or similar credential is preferred but not required
• Demonstrated success securing funding from foundation, corporate, local, state, and/or federal sources strongly preferred
• Experience coordinating cross-functional proposal development, preparing supporting documentation and budgets, maintaining grant calendars, and managing post-award reporting requirements is preferred
Company Overview
• Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), the Healthcare System of Appalachia, and ranked as one of the Top 10 Employers in Kentucky by Forbes Magazine, is a not-for-profit health system operating 13 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Prestonsburg, South Williamson, West Liberty and Whitesburg in Kentucky; as well as Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores and retail pharmacies. It was founded in 1956, and is headquartered in Barbourville, Kentucky, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://arh.org.
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Responsibilities
• Research and identify grant opportunities from federal, state, local, foundation, and corporate sources that align with organizational priorities
• Develop and maintain a grant pipeline, funding calendar, submissions tracker, and repository of grant documents, templates, and organizational boilerplate
• Write, edit, and submit high-quality letters of inquiry, grant proposals, budgets, attachments, and supporting materials in accordance with funder requirements and deadlines
• Coordinate across various departments to gather data, define project scope, develop measurable outcomes, and prepare accurate budgets and narratives
• Review solicitations, applications, contracts, and award terms to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with funding guidelines and organizational policies
• Track grant deliverables, expenditures, milestones, and reporting obligations; prepare or coordinate timely submission of narrative and financial reports
• Maintain strong relationships with grantmakers, agency representatives, community partners, and internal stakeholders through professional and responsive communication
• Monitor trends, policy changes, and emerging funding opportunities relevant to the organization’s mission and advise leadership on strategic grant pursuits
• Support audit readiness and records retention by maintaining complete, organized, and accurate grant files and related documentation
• Contribute to departmental planning, process improvement, and special projects related to fundraising, compliance, and organizational development
• Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Business, Healthcare Administration, or a related field required
• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in grant research, proposal writing, grants administration, development, or a related role required
• Excellent persuasive, analytical, and technical writing skills
• Strong editing and proofreading ability
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to interpret complex grant guidelines and compliance requirements
• Skill in prospect research and grant opportunity assessment
• Proficiency in budget development and basic financial analysis
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and grant management/tracking systems
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment
• Master's degree or specialized coursework/certification in grant writing, fundraising, or nonprofit management preferred
• Grant Professional Certification (GPC) or similar credential is preferred but not required
• Demonstrated success securing funding from foundation, corporate, local, state, and/or federal sources strongly preferred
• Experience coordinating cross-functional proposal development, preparing supporting documentation and budgets, maintaining grant calendars, and managing post-award reporting requirements is preferred
Company Overview
• Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), the Healthcare System of Appalachia, and ranked as one of the Top 10 Employers in Kentucky by Forbes Magazine, is a not-for-profit health system operating 13 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Prestonsburg, South Williamson, West Liberty and Whitesburg in Kentucky; as well as Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores and retail pharmacies. It was founded in 1956, and is headquartered in Barbourville, Kentucky, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://arh.org.
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