Blog Alle Blogartikel mit Work-life balance 18 articles "Sometimes you must compromise if you want a family – but I stress compromise, not sacrifice" This is the third of three blogs exploring the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a family whilst... Jane Carter • 6 Juli 2022 "Being Swiss, we tend to be a bit reserved. Get out of your comfort zone, don’t be afraid to network and make yourself seen!" David Müller, working for UNDP with SDG investing, talks about his fascination with Africa, maintaining a good work-life... Neva Fark • 22 Juni 2022 "The fear that all employees will demand unpaid leave is completely unfounded" Solidar Suisse offers its employees unpaid leave and unpaid parental leave so that they can dedicate their time to other... Ursula Jenny • 22 Juni 2022 People sometimes need change to evolve – sometimes without a reason NADEL employees can take an unpaid leave for no particular reason and on a regular basis. Isabel Günther • 25 Mai 2022 Co-chairing an HR department Manuela and Kathrin, a job-sharing duo, tell us how they run the HR department of Helvetas. Discover the lessons learned... Manuela Häfeli • Kathrin Indermaur • 11 Mai 2022 "It's amazing how quickly one adapts to life in a new country": The spouse's view During the Forum cinfo 2021 we held a session to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a... Jane Carter • 20 April 2022 How our employee Simon became a digital nomad A private sector company outlines the benefits and obstacles of mobile working. Get inspired. Loredana Contaldi • 30 März 2022 Learning to take care of yourself before taking care of others Since finishing nursing school, Rebecca had the idea of being a humanitarian health worker. She joined us for a virtual... Natacha Wicht • 1 März 2022 An international childhood? It was a great start in life! During the Forum cinfo 2021, we held a session to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a... Jane Carter • 24 Januar 2022 "I never regretted leaving my well-paid job in Switzerland to start from scratch with an NGO in Colombia" At the age of 35, Tony Zuber changed his career and started working in international cooperation abroad. In this... Neva Fark • 17 Januar 2022 "It’s a life of extremes – on the one hand, the most rewarding work there is, on the other, the most draining and demanding" Karin Hofmann had worked several years in conflict zones with the ICRC. She talks about her most challenging experiences... Neva Fark • 14 Januar 2022 "Prepare yourself and be mindful; you will not get a second chance to make a first impression" As an expat, it is not always easy to find your place in a new team in a foreign country – Anvar Sabzaliev has... Neva Fark • 6 Januar 2022 "Ce sont les petites décisions qui façonnent notre vie", entretien avec Christian Castelli Rencontrez Christian Castelli, Policy and Best Practice Officer auprès de la Force intérimaire des Nations unies au... Guillaume Wegmüller • 1 Dezember 2021 "My job in a development bank", Katharina Falkner-Olmedo Meet Katharina Falkner-Olmedo, Division Chief at the Inter-American Development Bank. Learn more about her position and... Babette Pfander • 1 Februar 2016 "My job in a development bank", Jean-Luc Bernasconi Meet Jean-Luc Bernasconi, Lead Economist at the World Bank in Tunis. Learn more about his position and career path. Babette Pfander • 1 November 2015 "My job at a UN agency", Jeremias Blaser Meet Jeremias Blaser, Deputy Country Director for UNDP in Ghana. Learn more about his position and career path. Babette Pfander • 1 Oktober 2015 "My job in peace promotion", Rachel Gasser Meet Rachel Gasser, Deputy Head of the Mediation Program at swisspeace. Learn more about her position and career path. Camille Aubry • 1 Oktober 2015 "My job as a programme coordinator in an NGO", Jens Engeli Meet Jens Engeli, Programme coordinator at Helvetas. Learn more about his position and career path. Babette Pfander • 1 Oktober 2015
"Sometimes you must compromise if you want a family – but I stress compromise, not sacrifice" This is the third of three blogs exploring the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a family whilst... Jane Carter • 6 Juli 2022
"Being Swiss, we tend to be a bit reserved. Get out of your comfort zone, don’t be afraid to network and make yourself seen!" David Müller, working for UNDP with SDG investing, talks about his fascination with Africa, maintaining a good work-life... Neva Fark • 22 Juni 2022
"The fear that all employees will demand unpaid leave is completely unfounded" Solidar Suisse offers its employees unpaid leave and unpaid parental leave so that they can dedicate their time to other... Ursula Jenny • 22 Juni 2022
People sometimes need change to evolve – sometimes without a reason NADEL employees can take an unpaid leave for no particular reason and on a regular basis. Isabel Günther • 25 Mai 2022
Co-chairing an HR department Manuela and Kathrin, a job-sharing duo, tell us how they run the HR department of Helvetas. Discover the lessons learned... Manuela Häfeli • Kathrin Indermaur • 11 Mai 2022
"It's amazing how quickly one adapts to life in a new country": The spouse's view During the Forum cinfo 2021 we held a session to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a... Jane Carter • 20 April 2022
How our employee Simon became a digital nomad A private sector company outlines the benefits and obstacles of mobile working. Get inspired. Loredana Contaldi • 30 März 2022
Learning to take care of yourself before taking care of others Since finishing nursing school, Rebecca had the idea of being a humanitarian health worker. She joined us for a virtual... Natacha Wicht • 1 März 2022
An international childhood? It was a great start in life! During the Forum cinfo 2021, we held a session to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with raising a... Jane Carter • 24 Januar 2022
"I never regretted leaving my well-paid job in Switzerland to start from scratch with an NGO in Colombia" At the age of 35, Tony Zuber changed his career and started working in international cooperation abroad. In this... Neva Fark • 17 Januar 2022
"It’s a life of extremes – on the one hand, the most rewarding work there is, on the other, the most draining and demanding" Karin Hofmann had worked several years in conflict zones with the ICRC. She talks about her most challenging experiences... Neva Fark • 14 Januar 2022
"Prepare yourself and be mindful; you will not get a second chance to make a first impression" As an expat, it is not always easy to find your place in a new team in a foreign country – Anvar Sabzaliev has... Neva Fark • 6 Januar 2022
"Ce sont les petites décisions qui façonnent notre vie", entretien avec Christian Castelli Rencontrez Christian Castelli, Policy and Best Practice Officer auprès de la Force intérimaire des Nations unies au... Guillaume Wegmüller • 1 Dezember 2021
"My job in a development bank", Katharina Falkner-Olmedo Meet Katharina Falkner-Olmedo, Division Chief at the Inter-American Development Bank. Learn more about her position and... Babette Pfander • 1 Februar 2016
"My job in a development bank", Jean-Luc Bernasconi Meet Jean-Luc Bernasconi, Lead Economist at the World Bank in Tunis. Learn more about his position and career path. Babette Pfander • 1 November 2015
"My job at a UN agency", Jeremias Blaser Meet Jeremias Blaser, Deputy Country Director for UNDP in Ghana. Learn more about his position and career path. Babette Pfander • 1 Oktober 2015
"My job in peace promotion", Rachel Gasser Meet Rachel Gasser, Deputy Head of the Mediation Program at swisspeace. Learn more about her position and career path. Camille Aubry • 1 Oktober 2015
"My job as a programme coordinator in an NGO", Jens Engeli Meet Jens Engeli, Programme coordinator at Helvetas. Learn more about his position and career path. Babette Pfander • 1 Oktober 2015
