a) Providing technical and programmatic support to projects in the Health, Nutrition and Population Program of CARE India, particularly in the field of Community Newborn Care; b) Back stopping Integrated Nutrition and Health Project over two states, Maternal and Infant Survival Project and Partnership for Sustainable Health Impact (Child Survival Grant XIV); c)Contribute to phase II Detailed Implementation Plan of Integrated Nutrition and Health Project; d)Coordinate newborn strategy development through a consultative process with National, International experts; e)Developing operational research project, with focus on community behaviour change on “Birth-planning and Newborn care” for testing out in CARE’s Integrated Nutrition and Health Project.

a) Project Planning and Management; b) Capacity building (training) of project staff, Govt. and NGOcounterparts in the following areas; c) Conceptualizing and detailing out fresh initiatives; d) Regular coordinationwith State, district, block level government functionaries, including involvement in State Level AdvisoryCommittees, Task Forces and District Level Monitoring Committee; e) Collaboration with technical and other organizations on behalf of CARE-MP