Philippa Nicholson is the Humanitarian Manager for the Australian Civil-Military Centre. Her role is to assist the development of Australia’s civil-military capabilities to prevent, prepare for and respond more effectively to conflicts and disasters overseas.
Philippa has worked in Africa (Sudan, Kenya and Burundi) and Asia (Burma) with the Australian Red Cross and International Committee of the Red Cross in conflict, post-conflict and transition environments as a health delegate and program manager.
Her work with UNICEF as a health advisor also took her to Georgia during the 2008 IDP crisis. She has advised to Victorian State Government in regards to refugee health needs, with a particular expertise in gender considerations. Philippa’s health and development experience in the Asia Pacific region included managing the Vision 2020 Australia Consortium of Australian NGO’s with programs in Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vietnam and Cambodia. Philippa is a Registered Nurse with a Master of Public Health.