AJ Morgen

AJ Morgen is a conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding specialist with over 15 years of experience supporting international organizations, donors and NGOs working in fragile and conflict-affected settings. She previously served as Global Conflict Sensitivity Specialist and Peace & Security Advisor at the International Organization for Migration (IOM), where she led global efforts to institutionalize conflict sensitivity across policy, programming and partnerships, while also supporting the organization’s broader peace and security portfolio.

Earlier in her career, AJ served as Chief of Mission in Burundi and managed major peacebuilding portfolios across multiple conflict contexts, including disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programming in Somalia and stabilization initiatives in South Sudan and Sudan. Her field experience spans complex operational environments across Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

AJ now works as an independent consultant advising UN agencies, development partners, donors, foundations and civil society organizations on integrating conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding, and climate and environmental considerations across the programme cycle. Her work includes designing and delivering institutional capacity-building trainings, developing guidance and analytical tools, supporting conflict analyses and feasibility studies in humanitarian and development settings, and contributing to the development of online learning platforms and training programmes. She also accompanies organizations in mainstreaming conflict sensitivity both throughout their project cycle processes and institutionally across policies, systems and operational practices.

She holds a Master’s degree in Trauma and Violence Transdisciplinary Studies from New York University and is currently based in France.