Summary

What You’ll Do

• Support the priorities and strategies of the CHWGP team in all aspects of the full-cycle grant- making process, including:
  • Assist with reading, analyzing, and critiquing grant proposals from non-profit organizations for funding consideration, making site visits, and preparing written analyses and reports.
  • Assist with cultivating and identifying potential grantees through research, networking, community involvement and building strong, authentic relationships across Mecklenburg County.
  • Assist with planning and conducting external-facing focus groups, key informant interviews, and grant information sessions.
  • Assist nonprofit community applicants in improving proposal quality and budget development and providing constructive critical analysis of strengths and weaknesses of funding proposals, work plans and reports related to CHWGP supported work.
  • Assist with ensuring compliance of grant partners with funding requirements.
  • Assist with conducting research on best practice programs and approaches for substance use prevention and education.
  • Assist with building and strengthening relationships with community partner grantees to better understand the challenges and opportunities they face in their respective areas of focus in advancing the goals of the CHWGP.
  • Assist with providing post-award assistance to grantees to ensure maximum impact and value where CHWGP resources have been provided.
  • Assist with managing grants/contracts of grant partners, including, as assigned, acting as the liaison with the grantees, monitoring and ensuring grantee contract/award
• Build, manage, prepare, and run the online grants management system database reports and provide analysis as needed.
• Processes vendor payments and maintain accounting records for audits.
• Provide and manage program capacity-building evaluation services for ABC Board Small Grant Program partners, especially small grassroots organizations that don’t inherently have the requisite skills, in developing sound evaluation practices and tools to help them develop competencies and skills to grow and thrive.
• Collaborate with the grant partners to convene and create forums for shared learning around best practices in place-based work and collective impact initiatives.

• A Bachelor’s degree in health or public policy, public health, community health/development, public administration, or a related field, and three to five years’ experience in the health-related program or policy arena.
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience working with the nonprofit sector in philanthropy as a grant maker, grants administrator, and/or grant writer; experience with diverse led and serving grassroots/emerging organizations preferred.
• Demonstrated experience building organizational and community capacity for sustainable change.
• Demonstrated experience in process and outcome evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and monitoring program budgets.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking, presentation, and group facilitation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively—orally and in writing—to diverse audiences and in a variety of contexts.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the mission, vision, and values of the Board and the CHWGP and be able to express them clearly, both internally and externally.

• Must be proficient in Windows, Google, Microsoft Office, Outlook, database software, Zoom or other virtual meeting platform, and internet use.

• Must have a current valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle to perform various in-field work.