Katy Owen

Highly experienced leader with a gift for seeing the big picture, rapidly understanding complex issues, engaging and motivating teams and stakeholders around a shared vision.

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport (3 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Grants Manager
      Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

      Local Covenant Partnerships Fund

    • The National Lottery Community Fund Sponsor
      Jun 2025 - Jun 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Senior Project Manager
      Jan 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Head of Strategy Delivery & COVID, Disability Unit at Cabinet Office
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) (4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of Volunteering Policy and Programmes
      May 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Lead volunteering policy and programmes

    • Policy Manager - Regulation and Sponsorship
      Jul 2018 - May 2019 · 11 mos

      Sponsorship of the Charity Commission, Fundraising Regulator and the National Lottery Community Fund

    • Consultant, Office for Civil Society
      Sep 2017 - Jul 2018 · 11 mos

      Programme support on priority programmes and the Civil Society Strategy

  • Cabinet Office (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Senior Policy Advisor
      Dec 2012 - Mar 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Policy development and delivery of volunteering programmes to reduce reoffending and support young people to achieve their potential

    • Policy Advisor, Implementation Unit
      Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Leading work across departments to agree deregulation and cut red tape

  • Senior Research Officer at HM Treasury
    Sep 2010 - Dec 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Led the revision of the HMT Magenta Book evaluation guidance launched by the HMT Permanent Secretary and designed and delivered an online evaluation training package