Philanthropy Grants Director

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ChristianaCare is one of the country's most dynamic healthcare organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible, and lowering healthcare costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,299 beds), a free-standing emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care, and women's health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute and was rated by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation's Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. It is continually ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the Best Hospital. With the unique CareVio data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.

ChristianaCare Benefit Highlights

• Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
• Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions
• Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out
• 12-week paid parental leave
• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

About This Position

ChristianaCare is searching for a Philanthropy Grants Director to collaborate with the Vice President and Philanthropy Team to secure philanthropic support for the mission of ChristianaCare by developing and writing persuasive grant proposals to public and private and public funding sources, foundations, corporations, and other grant-making organizations. The Director will write, assemble, and submit grant requests; establish and maintain personal contact and relationships with funders; conduct prospect research; and maintain a calendar of submissions and other deadlines.

The successful candidate is a systems thinker and excellent writer with experience in fundraising (or marketing and sales) and donor relations/stewardship. The Director collaborates with the Philanthropy Team (VP, frontline fundraisers, and operations team) to lead the comprehensive effort to seek philanthropic support through effective grant writing and to ensure donors experience high-quality interactions with ChristianaCare that will foster long-term engagement and investment. The Director has the opportunity to combine proven methods with creative new ideas to develop best practices in grant writing and donor relations/stewardship.

Responsibilities include....

Lead the philanthropic grants process (identification, application, reporting, stewardship) for the Office of Philanthropy focusing on service lines, community and health equity, and the system’s strategic priorities, capital needs, and other opportunities as the system deems appropriate.

Collaborate with key stakeholders/subject matter experts to draft/submit compelling grant proposals and gather supporting documents based upon the funding opportunity.

Assess requests for proposals (RFPs), gather and format information, including objectives, implementation, methods, timetables, staffing, standards of performance, and evaluation, and work with the Finance Department to ensure budget completion. Write drafts and prepare executive summaries, presentations, and final submissions.

Establish and maintain personal contact and relationships with funders.

Manage philanthropic grant submission deadlines and renewals.

Manage reporting requirements to ensure effective stewardship and compliance.

Track status and metrics to measure performance.

***Full job spec will be provided during the recruitment process.

Education and experience requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in areas of Marketing, Communications, Business or related field required; Master’s preferred.
• Seven to ten years’ experience required in communications, fundraising, grant writing, preferably in an academic teaching hospital setting.
• Knowledge about Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania philanthropy sources is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.