Victoria has also been deployed to numerous international disaster operations including the Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004), Pakistan Earthquake (2005), Myanmar Cyclone Nargis (2008), Marshall Islands Drought (2013) North Pacific Typhoons Haiyan (2013) and Maysak (2015) and as Shelter Cluster Coordinator for the Nepal Earthquake (2015).

With a background in international law and policy, Victoria was one of the initial founders of the world’s first program on International Disaster Response Law (IDRL) and was a key contributor to the development of a set of international guidelines for the facilitation of international disaster response. She later worked in the Asia Pacific region supporting national governments and regional bodies in the Asia Pacific region to strengthen legal and policy frameworks for responding to disasters, and conducted numerous research projects, case studies and other published work.

Victoria has also provided coaching, mentoring and capacity building for Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies and NGOs in the areas of legal base and governance, strategic planning, leadership development, human resources, project management and stakeholder communications.

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Victoria Bannon

Managing Director & Senior Consultant
BA, LLB (Hons), LLM (International Law)

Victoria has worked in the humanitarian and development sectors for nearly 20 years, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, in a range of roles spanning international law and policy, emergency operations, community development and institutional capacity building.

Victoria has extensive operational experience in humanitarian coordination and program management, having held senior positions with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). She has developed and managed programs in areas of disaster preparedness and risk reduction, climate change adaptation, health, WASH, shelter, migration and settlement, and community development.