Role Type: Non-Executive, Voluntary
Location: United States (with international engagement)
Organization: Lumos USA (501(c)(3))
Date of Publication: February 23rd 2026
About Lumos
Founded by author J.K. Rowling in 2005, Lumos Foundation works to realise every child's right to a family by transforming care systems globally. Our vision is a world in which every child grows up in a safe and loving family.
Lumos partners with governments, civil society, and young people with lived experience to advocate for and implement family-based care solutions. Since 2005, Lumos has enabled more than 280,000 children to safely return to their families or alternative family-based care.
Lumos has set itself ambitious goals for the next decade: to enable 500,000 children in care to return to family-based care, and to prevent 10 million children from experiencing family separation. Working with local, national and global partners, Lumos will support government-led, systemic and sustainable change in the way children are cared for across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Lumos' ambition for children is significant and will require the organization and its partners to work in new ways – with a pace, drive and urgency that this moment demands – and that children everywhere deserve. To help deliver our global ambition for children, we will reinvigorate our fundraising work in the USA. As a first step, we are seeking a new Board Chair of Lumos USA.
The Opportunity
Lumos USA is seeking an exceptional Board Chair to lead a decisive next phase of growth in the United States. This role offers a rare opportunity to shape global outcomes for children by building a small, high-performing US Board, contributing to Lumos' global strategy and priorities, unlocking transformational philanthropy and positioning Lumos USA as a platform for long-term US giving.
Key Responsibilities
Board Leadership:
- Strengthen strategic alignment with Lumos UK and globally.
- Partner with Lumos' CEO and fundraising team to position Lumos as a trusted global partner and recipient of long-term philanthropic investment.
Board Development:
- Build and lead a revitalised US Board with fundraising networks to materially advance Lumos' ambitions.
- Set and uphold clear expectations of Board members on advocacy, active participation in fundraising success, and governance.
Fundraising and External Engagement:
- Play an active leadership role in unlocking major philanthropic support from UHNWIs, family offices, foundations and institutional donors.
- Broker relationships with donors and partners and support the cultivation of significant gifts.
- Act as an ambassador for Lumos in the US, articulating its mission, impact and strategic priorities.
Candidate Profile
Essential:
- Proven track record of enabling major philanthropic support.
- Deep networks with US philanthropy, foundations, corporate and/or cultural sectors.
- Experience at Board Chair or similar senior governance level.
Desirable:
- Experience building or revitalising nonprofit Boards.
- Confidence navigating a global organization.
- Executive leadership experience in nonprofit governance or philanthropy.
Time Commitment
This is a voluntary, non-executive role requiring meaningful engagement, including routine Board meetings, ad hoc Board business, and active networking and fundraising involvement.
Measures Of Success
- Refreshed, high-performing US Board with active new high-capacity members.
- Active pipeline of potential donors and sustained uplift in US fundraising.
Why This Role Matters
This role will support transformational global impact for children. It offers the opportunity for an exceptional individual to play a strategic leadership role in helping bring to life Lumos' significant global ambition for children.
Lumos' Values
Lumos' success will continue to be based not just on what we do, but on how we do it. We embrace collaboration. We strive for excellence. We show respect. We always care. And we are passionate. We are Lumos.
How To Apply
To find out more and to schedule a call with Lumos CEO, Howard Taylor, please contact jessica.walsh@wearelumos.org.
All inquiries will be treated confidentially.
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