Senior Grant and Development Consultant

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify, research, and assess public and private grant opportunities, contracts, sponsorships, and other funding mechanisms aligned with Iowa PCA, member health center, and behavioral health safety net priorities.
• Proactively track and maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities, including federal, state, foundation, corporate, and other funders.
• Lead or support the development of competitive grant applications, including concept development, narrative writing, budgets (in coordination with finance), work plans, timelines, and supporting documentation.
• Carefully coordinate internal subject matter experts and external partners to ensure timely, high-quality submissions.
• Support post award activities, including ensuring the transition to the internal operations team is effective and aligns with organizational values, systems, and processes.

Revenue Diversification Program Management

• Manage Iowa PCA’s standardized, collaborative Revenue Diversification Program, including tools, templates, timelines, and internal workflows.
• Establish and maintain clear processes for intake, prioritization, approval, development, and submission of funding opportunities.
• Serve as a central point of coordination and prioritize collaboration across internal teams to ensure alignment and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain shared resources (e.g., boilerplate language, key organizational data and outcomes, funder profiles) to streamline development efforts.
• Track outcomes, performance metrics, and return on investment for revenue diversification activities and prepare summary updates for leadership.

Health Center Development & Fundraising Support

• Support shared services exploration and execution in partnership with other business units.
• Provide technical assistance and strategic support to member health center development and fundraising staff through regular peer calls and/or newsletters.
• Aid in grant prospecting, proposal review and editing, and alignment of health center proposals with funder priorities.
• Develop and deliver tools, templates, guidance, and learning opportunities to strengthen health center fundraising capacity.
• Facilitate collaboration among health centers for joint or coordinated funding opportunities when appropriate.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner on funding strategy, partnerships, and sustainability planning.

Partnership & External Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with foundations, funders, philanthropic partners, and intermediary organizations.
• Represent Iowa PCA in development related meetings, learning communities, and funder convenings as appropriate.
• Support collaborative funding strategies with state agencies, national partners, and peer associations.