Rosaleen Allcott

Rosaleen Allcott is an experienced leader working across community, charity and public sector organisations to help strengthen services and deliver lasting benefits for local people. She has a track record in policy developing which she has seen through to effective operational delivery, using her programme leadership and project management skills.

She has worked with local authorities, voluntary organisations , key stakeholders such as Councillors, MPs and industry senior leaders and national government to tackle complex issues such as poverty, access to services and inequality and effective service delivery. Her work focuses on helping organisations work more effectively, build strong partnerships to improve how services meet the needs of communities. She also effectively campaigns on social issues and is currently driving the Keep Cornwall Carpeted campaign.

Rosaleen previously held senior roles within the Ministry of Justice, where she led national programmes to improve performance, accountability and workforce capability. She worked with senior leaders to design and implement practical changes that improved how services were delivered and managed.

More recently in Cornwall, Rosaleen has supported community organisations to become more sustainable and better connected. She has led organisational reviews, drafted funding bids totalling more than £1 million (including final stage for Lottery funding of £300,000+), and developed partnerships with NHS and third sector organisations to expand services focused on health, wellbeing and reducing inequality.

She is particularly interested in bringing together local insight, partnership working and practical delivery to create positive, long-term change for communities.