Grant Writer III, Foundation & Corporate Relations

If you are as passionate about helping those in need as you are about growing your career, consider AltaMed. At AltaMed, your passion for helping others isn’t just welcomed – it’s nurtured, celebrated, and promoted, allowing you to grow while making a meaningful difference. We don’t just serve our communities; we are an integral part of them. By raising the expectations of what a community clinic can deliver, we demonstrate our belief that quality care is for everyone. Our commitment to providing exceptional care, despite any challenges, goes beyond just a job; it’s a calling that drives us forward every day.

The Grant Writer III, Foundation & Corporate Relations, serves as the central coordinator and lead writer for the Foundations & Corporate Relations grant development process, ensuring the efficient management of grant workflows, timelines, and proposal submissions.  This position is responsible for coordinating and maintaining the operational capacity of the Foundation & Corporate Relations grants team, including the Foundation Grants Writer II, Foundation & Corporate Relations staff, Public Grants staff, and external consultants.  Working across departments, the Grant Writer III coordinates and manages the full proposal development lifecycle, including establishing submission timelines, facilitating collaboration among internal and external partners, gathering programmatic and financial information, and ensuring the timely completion of all proposal components. This role serves as the primary point of contact for grant-writing activities, connecting development staff, program leaders, finance personnel, and subject matter experts to ensure proposals accurately reflect organizational priorities, outcomes, and funding needs. In addition to overseeing the proposal process, the Grant Writer III is responsible for drafting, editing, and submitting high-quality grant proposals, letters of inquiry, concept papers, and other funding-related materials. This position conducts prospect research to identify and evaluate foundation and corporate funding opportunities, proactively recommends opportunities for leadership consideration, and develops strategic concept papers that highlight innovative practices and initiatives that advance and expand AltaMed’s programs and operations while supporting fundraising goals.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree in English, Public Health, Communications, or related field required.

• Minimum 7 years of grant writing and/or professional writing experience with demonstrated success, preferably in proposal writing for healthcare or the nonprofit field required.

AltaMed Health Services Corp. will consider qualified applicants with criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if AltaMed Health Service Corp. is concerned about a conviction directly related to the job, you will be given a chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.