Grant Coordinator

Position Summary: 

The Grant Coordinator supports the work of ECH's Grants Team by assisting the Grant Manager and Strategic Funding Director with grant writing and the management of awarded grants. This role helps ensure the efficient and timely completion of grant applications, deliverables, and reporting, as well as adherence to deadlines and spend-downs.

Reporting to the Grants Manager, the Grant Coordinator serves as an active member of the Grants Team, acting as a Grant Lead when assigned and as a resource and liaison to other designated Grant Leads to support the successful fulfillment of all grant requirements. This position collaborates closely with program leadership, Finance, data/QA, marketing, and funders. The role advances ECH's mission through the ASQ framework by expanding access to care through grant-funded programs, ensuring responsible stewardship of grant resources and compliance obligations, and supporting quality outcomes through accurate reporting, data integrity, and continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

• Live, work, and play in 'Colorado's Playground'! Summit County offers four world-class ski resorts, with Vail Resort just 45 minutes away. With rivers, lakes, hiking, and mountain biking trails, it's a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts. Year-round activities include skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hiking, mountain biking, rafting, fishing, and boating. Music, art, cultural, and social events are plentiful. The communities include Frisco, Breckenridge, Dillon, and Silverthorne, with ski resorts like Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin. This is your dream job location!
• Mission-Driven Work: Be part of a nationally recognized Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providing integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services in a collaborative team-based model of care.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a flexible schedule supporting professional growth and outdoor adventure.
• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary, benefits, and bonus potential.
• Loan Repayment Opportunities: We offer loan repayment assistance for qualifying candidates.
• Growth Opportunities: We're committed to helping you grow professionally through continued education and development.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  • Insured group health, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401 (k) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability plans.
  • Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, one floating holiday, and sick pay.
  • Free access to confidential resources through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Additional voluntary benefits include accident insurance, critical illness insurance, short-term disability insurance, and group pet insurance.
  • Lifestyle Spending Account for full-time employees.
  • Fringe benefits like a shared ski medallion, a discounted Rec Center membership, and more.

Essential Functions:

• Grant Writing:
  • Work collaboratively with the Grant Manager and/or department leads to identify, research, and submit local, state, federal, and/or foundation grant applications that support the organization's work.
• Grant Management:
  • Support the implementation of grant programs under the guidance of the Grant Manager.
  • Maintain grant tracking systems, calendars, and documentation.
  • Monitor grant requirements to ensure timely completion of reports and deliverables.
  • Act as Grant Lead on assigned grants and provide oversight to designated Grant Leads.
  • Support grant-related site visits, audits, and funder communications.

• Financial and Data Coordination
  • Partner with Finance to support grant budgeting, invoicing, and expense tracking.
  • Monitor expenditures to ensure alignment with approved budgets and timelines.
  • Collaborate with QA and data staff to identify, collect, and validate data for reporting.
  • Support departments in establishing clear data collection processes.
• Organizational Support
• Foster cross-department collaboration to support successful grant implementation.
• Support special projects related to grants or funding priorities as assigned.
• Other Duties:
  • Perform additional duties, as assigned, to support the Grant Manager and organizational needs.

Additional Requirements:

• Grants are a vital part of ECH's revenues and directly or indirectly support all positions. This role has responsibilities that are closely associated with grant deliverables. Grants and grant responsibilities may change over Time.
• Complete all required training as designated by HR and the position supervisor.
• Adhere to all organizational policies and the ECH Employee Handbook.
• Comply with all ECH Vaccine mandates.
• Willingness to travel and work at other ECH locations as required.
• Comply with all applicable Credentialing and Privileging requirements in a timely manner.
• Participate in quality assurance and improvement activities when applicable.
• Embrace ECH's mission, vision, and values.

Qualification:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:  

Must-Haves to be successful:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Grant writing and/or management experience, interest, and/or strong aptitude to learn.
• Attention to detail.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• A self-starter with the Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks independently. 
• Demonstrates a professional demeanor when speaking to people in person, via the phone, and in electronic communications.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice to Haves:

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent knowledge in MS Office and Adobe Acrobat Pro with an aptitude to learn new software systems.

Work Environment: 

The position is a hybrid set-up. A well-equipped work-from-home office is essential for productive, practical work, and the in-person work environment is in the healthcare clinic's administrative office. The work can be fast-paced and involves communication with healthcare professionals. This role is clerical in nature. It requires the Ability to work autonomously and stay on task. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Offsite work is required, including community events and fundraisers. Work schedules are flexible to accommodate these activities.

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this position. These include regular sitting, computer use, verbal communication, and occasional standing, walking, lifting, and travel. Reasonable accommodations may be provided.

Below are the minimal knowledge/physical requirements of this position.