The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence

Alumni Outcomes

Our alumni find work in governments, intergovernmental organizations, and international and local non-governmental organizations dealing with coexistence issues. Heller COEX graduates are increasingly in positions of considerable influence, making them a strong and vital alumni network. Below is a sampling of recent COEX alumni careers.
Heller COEX students talking in Zinner Forum

Government

  • Civic Education Officer at the Office of the Ombudsman, Malawi
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Conflict Management Consultant for the Jerusalem Municipality
  • Conflict Program Manager, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), West Africa
  • Director of Civic Education for the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC) in Rwanda
  • Director of the USAID Democracy and Governance Program in Sudan/Abyei
  • Manager for New Program Development, National Council on Economic Education


  • Political Specialist and Translator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  • Refugee Officer with the Asylum and International Operations Divisions of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
  • Second Secretary of the Security Policy Department, Latvia
  • U.S. Army Active Duty Specialist

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • Child Protection Program Manager, International Rescue Committee
  • Communication Specialist, United Nations, Malawi
  • Conflict Program Analyst, United Nations Development Program, Gaza
  • Delegate, International Committee on the Red Cross, Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Head of UNDP Threat and Risk Mapping and Analysis Unit for Darfur


  • Officer for the Elections Unit of the UN Mission in Sudan
  • Operations Officer, European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX)


  • Political Affairs Officer with the African Union, Sudan; also on the Thabo Mbeki Mediation Team for Sudan
  • Protection Officer for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Pristina, Kosovo


  • Resettlement Officer United Nations High Commission for Refugees Representation in Uganda
  • Senior Program Officer, Germany Company for International Cooperation (GTZ), Forum for Dialogue and Peace, Germany
  • UN Peace Keeping Mission in Sudan based in Juba, Conduct and Discipline Unit

Non-Governmental Organizations

  • Arab Policy Institute, Tunisia
  • Assistant Director for the Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Committee
  • Assistant Director, Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution and Public Collaboration, UMass Boston
  • Associate and Business Country Partner, CMI International Group
  • CAFOD Conflict Program Manager for East Africa
  • CEO, New Generation Energy
  • Chemonics
  • Chief of Party at IREX, Azerbaijan
  • Conflict Program Manager, Oxfam, Sudan region
  • Consultant for National Peace Campaign, Nepal
  • Consultant/Field Associate, CDA Collaborative Learning Project
  • Coordinator, Sports for Development Program, Seeds of Peace, Africa
  • Council Secretariat, Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land (CRIHL), Jerusalem
  • Deputy Team Leader at Internews Europe
  • Director of Delegation Leaders Program for Israel Jerusalem, Seeds for Peace in Jerusalem
  • Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Institute for Responsive Education
  • Established a non-profit organization, Leaders of Tomorrow, in Jordan
  • Executive Director Nashville Peace & Justice Center
  • Facilitator at Soliya/UN Alliance for Civilization
  • Founder/Chief Executive of Samerth Trust Gujarat, India
  • Impact Assessor of the USAID-funded UJYALO Project
  • Independent Advisor to PACT - Sudan 

International Development Enterprises, Winrock International (WI)


  • National Deputy Program Manager, Welt Hunger Hilfe, Uganda
  • Overseas Program Director, Barakat, Inc.
  • Program Coordinator, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, DC
  • Program Director of EastWest Institute/Institute for Stability and Development, Serbia
  • Project Manager for Early Warning at Virtual Research Associates
  • Program Manager, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and US Association for International Migration (USAIM)
  • Program Officer at the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia
  • Program Officer, Search for Common Ground in Israel
  • Regional Management Coordinator, Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) in Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank
  • Research Coordinator, Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health, REACH
  • Solar "PV" Business Developer at Soluz Honduras

Other Appointments

  • Cabinet Member, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (AARM), Bureau of Madaris Education (BME), Department of Education, Philippines
  • Conflict Management Specialist at Meta-Culture Dialogics:  Bangalore
  • Founding Member of the Arab Policy Institute, a think- and action-tank in Tunisia founded in 2010 to promote political reforms and democracy promotion
  • International Relief & Development, Yemen

Academia

  • 15 percent of our students are currently pursuing PhDs in the coexistence/peacebuilding field
  • College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
  • Basilan State College in Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines
  • Business and Development Studies at Gulu University, Uganda
  • Duta Wacana Christian University in Indonesia
  • Higher Institute for International Relations (ISRI) in Maputo, Mozambique