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Job Title: Student Health Insurance Outreach and Engagement Consultant
Department: Student Life | Student Health Insurance
The Student Health Insurance Outreach and Engagement Consultant serves as the university's lead consultant and subject matter expert for student health insurance outreach, engagement, health literacy, and community partnership strategy. The position develops and directs comprehensive outreach initiatives that advance awareness, understanding, utilization, and accessibility of student health insurance benefits and health and wellbeing resources.
This role independently develops innovative outreach frameworks, engagement models, and communication strategies that influence student decision-making and support student success. The position collaborates with university leadership, community organizations, health and wellbeing providers, insurance partners, and campus stakeholders to establish strategic partnerships, expand engagement opportunities, and improve student health insurance literacy. The role applies advanced expertise in community engagement, health promotion, behavior change theory, audience engagement, and strategic communications to identify opportunities, implement solutions, and provide recommendations that have long-term impact on student participation, access, and utilization of health and wellbeing resources.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Higher Education, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 6 years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic communication plans.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Working experience designing, implementing and facilitating presentations to internal and external audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8-12 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in higher education, student affairs, or campus health environments.
- Familiarity with student health insurance plans or healthcare-related communications.
- Knowledge of behavior change models and health promotion strategies.
- Experience working with vendors, agencies, or third-party partners.
- Experience with digital communication tools (CMS, email marketing platforms, analytics tools).
Additional Information:
Job Profile Pay Range: $81,800.00 - $106,900.00
Offers will be made within this range and based on qualifications, internal equity and available budget.
Work Type: Hybrid
Career Roadmap Information
Function: Business Planning and Operations
Subfunction: Community Outreach
Career Level: Specialist 4
Office of Student Life Mission
The Office of Student Life fosters students’ development, learning, well-being and sense of belonging; empowers students to achieve their academic, personal and professional goals; and prepares students to be engaged in a global society.
Learn about Student Health Insurance here: http://shi.osu.edu/
Location: Lincoln Tower (0271)
Position Type: Regular
Scheduled Hours: 40
Shift: First Shift
***Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.***
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The Ohio State University, one of the biggest and most comprehensive universities in the country, creates experiences that bring together expertise, ideas and resources to improve communities locally and globally.
Ohio State is regularly honored as one of the nation’s top 20 public universities. With campuses and research centers throughout the state, the institution’s unrivaled depth and breadth advance innovation, health care and research within Ohio’s communities. For more than 150 years, Ohio State has inspired the next generation of leaders, discovering groundbreaking medical breakthroughs and finding solutions to the problems the world is facing now.
Ohio State also has a top-rated academic medical center and a premier cancer hospital and research center.
Ohio State offers more than 200 majors and programs — plus 500 specializations — for undergraduates, in addition to more than 230 master’s, doctoral and professional degree programs and an estimated 12,000 course offerings.
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Ohio State provides access to opportunities and resources for all employees. Starting your first day, Ohio State offers you a comprehensive benefits package.
- WORK-LIFE: Flexible and remote work arrangements where applicable, child care program, and access to educational, athletic and cultural events.
- RETIREMENT: State pension and alternative options with competitive employer contributions, as well as optional supplemental plans.
- HEALTH: Medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, life insurance, flexible spending accounts and wellness programming.
- TIME OFF: Paid vacation and sick time, parental and medical leave plus 11 paid holidays. Short and long-term disability options also available.
- FINANCIAL: Tuition assistance for employees and their dependents, adoption assistance, and discounts with preferred vendors and university partners.
- WELLNESS: Lifestyle spending account, employee assistance program, health reimbursement account, and employee wellness program.
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