Director of Grants & Grants Management

• Promote and uphold the mission, values, and policies of Empath, serving as a visible and accountable champion for the role of philanthropy and grants in advancing compassionate care and community impact.
• Lead the development of annual and multi-year strategies for grant growth and third-party funder engagement, ensuring alignment with Empath's systemwide priorities and local foundation goals.
• Lead the identification and qualification of grant opportunities from government, corporate, and private institutional funders. Oversee the development of compelling, mission-aligned proposals in collaboration with foundation leadership, program partners, and finance teams.
• Direct and manage a comprehensive, systemwide grant acquisition and management program. Ensure that all grants, from pre-award planning through post-award compliance, adhere to all funder guidelines, internal policies, and reporting requirements.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with government agencies, corporate partners, philanthropic institutions, and community-based organizations to secure support and enhance Empath's visibility and credibility as a funding partner.
• Mentor local market grants and support staff. Foster a collaborative environment across the foundations, providing guidance, training, and resources to support local philanthropy officers in identifying and securing local and supporting system level grant opportunities.
• Work closely with finance, division, and program leaders to ensure grant budgets are realistic, sustainable, and well aligned with organizational priorities. Monitor financial performance and compliance for all awarded grants.
• Oversee the timely submission of required reports and funder deliverables. Establish clear evaluation metrics and collaborate with internal stakeholders to assess and communicate the impact of grant-funded programs and services.

• Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive grant writing/management experience, ideally within healthcare, higher education, or similarly complex nonprofit organizations.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced credentials such as a Master's degree, JD, CAP, or CFRE strongly preferred.
• Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive grant/3^rd party revenue strategies that align with both systemwide goals and local market needs. Demonstrated skill designing complete grants procurement, management and reporting structures.
• Strong interpersonal and mentoring skills with the ability to inspire, equip, and support colleagues across multiple locations and leadership levels. Comfortable serving as both a leader and collaborative partner to local philanthropy officers and system executives.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling donor communications, proposals, stewardship plans, and case materials tailored to diverse audiences.
• Proficiency with fundraising/grant CRM systems (Raiser's Edge or similar) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Experience with planned giving software or legacy gift calculators is a plus.
• Strong personal integrity, commitment to ethical fundraising practices, and a deep alignment with the mission, values, and vision of Empath Health.

This position will be based in the Empath Health footprint, and will require travel throughout the Empath Health footprint, including overnights

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