Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Fieldset

Nicole is a finance and HR manager currently working in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. The project in Bekaa aims to provide healthcare to some of the thousands of refugees who have fled the war in neighbouring Syria.

16 Nov 2016 / 7 minute read

Nicole Baechtold

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Babies in Bekaa

MSF Field Administrator Nicole Bächtold spends a night in Bekaa's (Lebanon) mother and child centre. Before she knows it, the medical uniform is on, and she finds herself assisting in delivering four newborn babies!

21 Oct 2016 / 9 minute read

Nicole Bachtold and the MSF team in the car

Nicole Baechtold

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Half time - At the midpoint of my assignment in Lebanon

Nicole is working in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, an area close to the border with Syria. Her project mainly provides medical services for Lebanese and Syrian refugees in the area, and Nicole's focus is on ensuring the project has the staff and finance systems it needs to provide vital health care.

30 Sep 2016 / 4 minute read

Nicole Baechtold

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Behind the scenes in Bekaa

"Time passes very quickly and I realised that it’s been a month already since I arrived in Lebanon."

06 Jul 2016 / 5 minute read

Nicole Baechtold

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

The start of something new...

It has only been about six weeks since I came back from my backpacking trip and here I am, sitting at the airport again, leaving for a new 'adventure'.

14 Jun 2016 / 6 minute read

Julia Payson

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Just grow it

when i first arrived in png, i was eating dinner with the capital team and we were discussing the living conditions of people in the country.

28 Oct 2008 / 6 minute read

Julia Payson

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Xmas psycho

I was having dinner with some friends the other night, and i think i was ranting about my christmas airline ticket (see, i told you i like to hyper focus on the trivial details) and one friend turn

07 Oct 2008 / 3 minute read

Julia Payson

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Frustrations

I'm frustrated tonight.

06 Oct 2008 / 3 minute read

Julia Payson

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Indy day

today is independence day in PNG, and i got to go to my first sing sing!!!

16 Sep 2008 / 1 minute read

Julia Payson

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Ground rules

I struggle a lot sometimes with these blogs... trying to figure out the best way to talk about what is going on, give an accurate picture, represent somehow the reality of where we work.

15 Sep 2008 / 2 minute read

Julia Payson

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

Cultural relativity

I think there are two things to point out before this post makes sense.

09 Sep 2008 / 3 minute read

Julia Payson

Financial and Human Resources Coordinator

To the newbie

i received an email over facebook from a soon to be expat. what's your advice for a new guy he said? something akin to'waaa?' was my initial reply.

03 Sep 2008 / 3 minute read