GenCap Senior Adviser (French-speaking) – NORCAP Expert pool

NORCAP seeks highly experienced professionals to join the Inter-Agency Gender Standby Capacity Project (GenCap) as Senior Advisers. These advisers act as independent, inter-agency resources deployed globally to empower leadership and strengthen coordination to advance gender equality in humanitarian response through technical expertise and capacity building. GenCap Advisers provide strategic advice directly to humanitarian leadership to mainstream gender equality across humanitarian programs.

This profile is essential in the humanitarian ‘reset’ to ensure gender equality is fully integrated into streamlined, effective humanitarian responses. By providing strategic advice and fostering peer learning, GenCap advisers enable empowered humanitarian leaders to make informed decisions that prioritize gender-transformative outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide strategic advice on integrating gender equality in humanitarian response to humanitarian leadership.

Support meaningful participation of WLOs/WROs and other local organisations in the HCT and across the humanitarian response including by facilitating tailored support, including capacity exchange and peer learning opportunities.

Build partnerships and engage with diverse stakeholders beyond traditional humanitarian fields.

Support resource mobilization efforts by identifying funding opportunities and advocating for gender equality priorities. 

Ensure quality funding to WROs, WLOs and organizations representing girls, adolescent girls and persons with disabilities and/or with diverse SOGIESC and set funding benchmarks through the appeals process and pooled funds including CBPF, in line with localization principles and commitments.

Support the development and implementation of policies, strategies, and programs that promote gender equality.

Professional Requirements:

Advanced degree in social sciences, gender studies, international development, law, or a related field.

Minimum 10 years’ senior-level experience in management in NGOs, government, and/or the UN (P5 level or above), with a strong background in gender and humanitarian action.

Demonstrated expertise in capacity building, adult training, facilitation, and developing tools for gender integration.

Proven ability to collaborate, influence, and build networks with diverse stakeholders, including outside the humanitarian sector.

Willingness and ability to travel to insecure and rapidly changing environments.

Proven research and analytical skills.

Excellent communication and negotiation skills; fluency in English is required.

Fluency in French is required..

The role requires resilience, cultural sensitivity, and a commitment to humanitarian, gender equality, and protection principles.

Successful candidates will join a global pool of experts for potential assignment in emergency and complex humanitarian contexts.