.png){kind=logo}
Charity registered in Scotland SC017242
Top job! Chief Operating Officer
- Full time
- £66,950
- Hybrid: Edinburgh based with 1 day remote)
- Closing 13th February 2026
We're looking for a Chief Operating Officer to support excellence across our organisation and help us deliver our ambitious program of work in 2026 and beyond.
The Chief Operating Officer is at the heart of the business and plays an internally facing role in Four Square. With a focus on operational excellence, you will lead the development and delivery of core services, ensuring effective use of resources. You’ll lead a team of three and deliver on:
· People and Culture
· Governance
· Business planning
· Facilities management
· Risk Management
· Change management
· Quality and impact assurance
As a member of the leadership team you’ll be fully involved in the development of the organisational strategy and play a key role in ensuring and reporting on the delivery of that strategy. Naturally curious, you’ll be an agile thinker who can create a sense of urgency, developing others and empowering teams to drive progress and achieve operational excellence.
We're looking for someone who is:
· Passionate about homelessness and social enterprise and passionate about Four Square;
· Positive and proactive problem solver and strategic thinker;
· Highly confidential and professional;
· Excellent, visible communicator;
· Strategic thinker comfortable working over a range of issues;
· Proven experience in a similar role, or in significant elements of the role;
You'll have significant experience in:
· senior HR leadership and you might be HR qualified but you must have experience of complex employee relations; driving staff engagement, talent management and succession planning;
· managing corporate services including IT, H&S, property and compliance;
· project management across a range of tasks, business functions and projects
· working with boards (or equivalent) and a good understanding of using governance to enable growth and improvement
Waking Night Relief Practitioner
- Part time
- Sessional
- On site: Across Edinburgh
- Closing 1st February 2026
The organisation exists to prevent homelessness and find routes out of Homelessness into independent living for the people we support every day. Our Values are Support, Integrity, Dignity, and Excellence.
Purpose of the Role
Four Square Homelessness Charity is seeking a dedicated Waking Night Relief Practitioner to join our team, this position plays a crucial role in providing overnight support to individuals experiencing homelessness. The ideal candidate will be vigilant, empathetic, and committed to creating a safe and secure environment for vulnerable women and young people during the night.
This role is all about people: supporting them through all aspects of their time with Four Square. Supporting managers to lead their teams, you’ll oversee recruitment, induction, skills training and provide reports for our payroll function. You'll also support the Chief Operating Officer (currently out for recruitment) deliver strategic HR programmes including employee engagement, talent management and reward.
This is varied role with over 100 staff, volunteers and students on placement. You'll report to the Chief Operating Officer and work closely with all the other members of the central support team working across our services for people experiencing homelessness and our social enterprises.
This is a stand-alone role with no wider HR team. You will be part of a team of three consisting of lead in HR, projects, and Health and Safety. You’ll need to be a self-starter and confident in your role. You’ll learn strategic skills from the COO including organisational development, culture and planning, but your operational HR skills must be first class.
Time management, prioritising and professionalism are crucial skills for the role and in return, you’ll have a varied role, exposure to all aspects of HR and strategic decision making.
We look forward to hearing from you.