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.