Community Relations Consultant - Southwest Ohio Region

Community Relations Consultant

Location: Ohio. This field-based role enables associates to primarily operate in the field, traveling to client sites or designated locations as their role requires, with occasional office attendance for meetings or training. This approach ensures flexibility, responsiveness to client needs, and direct, hands‑on engagement. This role is going to be assigned to travel within the following South West Ohio territory: Adams, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, Warren.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Schedule: This role will require flexibility on working and participating in events in non standard traditional hours and/or weekends.

The Community Relations Consultant will be responsible for supporting the planning and implementation of corporate generated community relations activities or managing community relations activities for a state plan.

How you will make an impact:

Engages members to mitigate disenrollment, resolve complex member issues, and assist in accessing correct care.

Creates opportunities with events and presentations to reach and educate the community on company programs.

Establishes and maintains relationships with community leaders, organizations, and churches and acts as resource for organizations interested in company programs.

Establishes and maintains relationships and executes growth and retention strategies with providers within assigned territories.

Conducts community based new member intake and orientation.

Measures and tracks results through score carding and identify root causes that will enable assigned retention targets to be met within specific regions within the state.

Tracks outreach activities, including referrals, partnerships, and event attendance, and report on progress toward outreach goals.

Gather feedback from community members and partners to continually improve outreach strategies and program delivery.

Creates marketing materials to support members and community education of benefits.

Delivers presentations, attends meetings, and distributes educational materials to members and non-members.

Meets and presents to county and community officials.

Develops and manages regional budgets.

Organizes and leads member and community feedback meetings across all regions, quarterly.

30%-40% travel is required within the state, variable travel, as needed.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS in communications or a related field; 3 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

Health care field experience preferred.

Bilingual skills preferred.

Management experience preferred.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to connect with diverse populations and build strong relationships with community leaders preferred.

Experience in community outreach and engagement preferred.

Strong organizational and project management skills preferred.

Experience and ability to use all Microsoft Office products, including Excel (intermediate level), Outlook, Word, and SharePoint preferred.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

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