Chair of the ARI NSW Board of Directors

Marco Blanco is the Founder and Managing Director of Child Safeguard. He specialises in Child Protection/Child Safeguarding. Marco's multifaceted profile is demonstrated with over 15 years experience working in both private and non profit sectors in the areas of Law, Education, International Development, Project Management, Child and Human Rights.Marco has extensive experience both in Australia and Internationally and has advised clients in Education, Health, Government, Sports and… Show more Marco Blanco is the Founder and Managing Director of Child Safeguard. He specialises in Child Protection/Child Safeguarding. Marco's multifaceted profile is demonstrated with over 15 years experience working in both private and non profit sectors in the areas of Law, Education, International Development, Project Management, Child and Human Rights.Marco has extensive experience both in Australia and Internationally and has advised clients in Education, Health, Government, Sports and Recreation, Disability, Performing Arts in the design and implementation of Child Protection Policies and Procedures.Marco is also engaged by law firms as an expert to provide liability reports in child abuse legal cases.He is an Industry Leader, media commentator, keynote speaker, specialist advisor, and current committee member of the Law Society of NSW Children's Legal Issues Committee 2019.Marco leads the team at Child Safeguard. Child Safeguard works with child-related organisations to help them implement robust child protection policies and procedures to prevent harm taking place to children and young people.At Child Safeguard, we can help child related organisations with the following Services;• Child Safe Audits• Child Safe Risk Management Assessment• Stakeholder Engagement• Policy Design and Development• Training• Capacity Building• Complaints Management and Reporting• Investigations• Compliance• Legal advice• Monitoring and Evaluation• CertificationWe work with all organisations, including from the following Areas;o Early Childhoodo Local Governmento Sports and Recreation, and Aquatic Centres• Universities• Performing Arts• Peak Bodies• Law FirmsFor more information, visit www.childsafeguard.com.au Show less

 Responsible for overseeing regional and national budgets Developed volunteer/internship program in Asia-Europe for University students from across the globe Implemented Project Cycle Management systems across development projects: inclusive of baseline data collection, monitoring and evaluation, impact measurement, sustainability assessment, quality assurance Developed and implemented Child Protection framework for Asia Facilitated regional, national and local workshops… Show more  Responsible for overseeing regional and national budgets Developed volunteer/internship program in Asia-Europe for University students from across the globe Implemented Project Cycle Management systems across development projects: inclusive of baseline data collection, monitoring and evaluation, impact measurement, sustainability assessment, quality assurance Developed and implemented Child Protection framework for Asia Facilitated regional, national and local workshops, including volunteer/internship induction processACHIEVEMENTS• 1400% increase in funding for Asian development projects in the areas of education, health, disability, Indigenous• 150 Key Persons were trained in 10 capacity building workshops at a regional, national and local level in Project Cycle Management, Child Rights, Child Protection, Sustainability• Over 70 Child Protection Polices were drafted and implemented Show less

 Coordinated National project managers in 14 Asian countries Implemented Project Cycle Management systems across development projects: baseline data collection, monitoring and evaluation, impact measurement, sustainability assessment Developed and implemented Child Protection framework for Asian projects, including Child Safeguarding compliance and training, facilitating Regional/National/Local workshops Created Child Rights Advocacy framework for Asia Drafted Universal… Show more  Coordinated National project managers in 14 Asian countries Implemented Project Cycle Management systems across development projects: baseline data collection, monitoring and evaluation, impact measurement, sustainability assessment Developed and implemented Child Protection framework for Asian projects, including Child Safeguarding compliance and training, facilitating Regional/National/Local workshops Created Child Rights Advocacy framework for Asia Drafted Universal Periodic Review (UPR) reports and submissions to UN, participated in sessions of the Human Rights Council, and Committee of the CRC in Geneva Child Protection Polices were drafted and implemented in over 20 countries Show less

- Establishing FMSI Asia Branch, Bangkok - Providing advice, monitoring services and evaluating development projects - Implementing training programmes- Establishing networks with NGOs, Civil Society - Stakeholder engagement with International, Regional and National bodies- Creating network of local funding sources- Promoting advocacy for the rights of the child - Facilitating the preparation and submission of UPR reports, attending sessions of the Human Rights… Show more - Establishing FMSI Asia Branch, Bangkok - Providing advice, monitoring services and evaluating development projects - Implementing training programmes- Establishing networks with NGOs, Civil Society - Stakeholder engagement with International, Regional and National bodies- Creating network of local funding sources- Promoting advocacy for the rights of the child - Facilitating the preparation and submission of UPR reports, attending sessions of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, participating in human rights education- Facilitating child rights workshops Show less

 Morgan School - Development of business plan  Morgan School/Redford Centre - Devised and implemented teacher training programme Morgan School/Redford Centre - Managed small team of teachers Inlingua - Provided specialised language training for Ambassadors, Senior Executives

 Coordinator of Intensive language courses Management of up to 30 teaching staff and 150 students Responsible for monitoring performance of teaching staff Responsible for liaising with Department of Education, Spain

 Provided legal advice to various clients, including directors of companies and business owners, mainly in commercial law Prepared and conducted legal proceedings in Local, District, Federal and Supreme Courts Maintained a file load in excess of 100 files  Mentored junior solicitors