Executive Director

Executive Director
Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia
Kentville, NS • Hybrid

Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia (CFNS) regulates and represents over 100 chicken producers across the province and plays a key role in supply management, pricing, allocation, and industry relations. We are seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization, support the Board, and oversee daily operations in a highly regulated and collaborative environment. This role requires a strong, people leader with demonstrated experience managing teams, overseeing HR and finance functions, and leading overall office operations.

About the Role

The Executive Director is the Board's key advisor and the operational leader of CFNS. This role blends strategic leadership, hands‑on management, and technical responsibilities, including allocation-setting, price negotiations, regulatory compliance, and government relations. You will lead and support a small team, oversee HR, finance, and office administration, build strong relationships across the sector, and represent Nova Scotia at the national level.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Board by synthesizing and interpreting large volumes of complex data, providing clear insights that enable informed, confident decision‑making.
• Prepare annual business plans, budgets, and oversee financial management and reporting.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, finance, HR, policies, administrative systems, and overall office management.
• Lead, mentor, and develop staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Manage staff performance, training, and employee relations while ensuring effective HR practices and processes.
• Manage collaborative relationships provincially and nationally, including government and Chicken Farmers of Canada.
• Analyze data and support allocation and licensing decisions every eight weeks.
• Lead the Live Price Calculation and support price negotiations.
• Provide oversight across all CFNS programs (audits, small flock, communications, consumer relations, licensing).

What You Bring

• Senior leadership experience managing teams and overseeing HR, finance, and office operations within a regulated, agricultural, government, or non-profit environment.
• Experience working with Boards and governance processes.
• Strong leadership, people management, and team development skills.
• Strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage recurring cycles, data-driven decisions, and multi-stakeholder environments.
• A collaborative, steady leadership style and comfort learning technical subject matter.

Why CFNS?

You'll lead a respected provincial organization with a direct impact on the sustainability and success of Nova Scotia's chicken industry. This is a meaningful role with strong relationships, visible results, and a mix of strategy and hands‑on leadership.

Out of an abundance of caution and to uphold key biosecurity standards, candidates who maintain, reside with, or routinely come into contact with birds or poultry outside the workplace cannot be considered for this position.

Please submit your resume online by clicking "Apply." For more information, contact Susan Brimble confidentially at [email protected]. If you need accommodation during the selection process, please let us know.

We believe in employment equity, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds. We encourage applications from the following under-represented groups to self-identify in their resume or cover letter: Indigenous persons, racially visible persons, persons with a disability, women, and persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Facet is a recruitment firm with an unshakeable belief that change is a good thing. People are not only our purpose, they are also our passion. Facet was created to recruit talented, established professionals who aspire to lead organizations. We are inspired by these individuals and believe they are at the core of building purpose-driven, dynamic, and forward-thinking workplaces.