Anita Burgoyne

I began my career at Galway SPCA as an office administrator and fundraising coordinator.

My responsibilities encompassed all administrative aspects, from dealing with the public to managing utilities, inventory control, site maintenance, and animal record keeping for both domestic placement and international transfers.

In my capacity as Fundraising Coordinator, I successfully organized numerous recurring annual events, while also managing relationships with members of the public engaged in fundraising on our behalf.

I transitioned to the retail division four years ago at the board's request, to develop the charity's retail operations. We now have four shops: I actively manage two, and provide support to the others as needed.

Rejoined Paddy Power after a four-year tenure in a similar role.

I was directly responsible to the branch manager and, as such, carried out all the day-to-day functions for this busy environment.

This included reconciliations in a very fast-paced commercial environment, lodgments, and cashing up.

I dealt with frequent product launches, constant time pressures, and sales target pressures in a very results-driven industry.

This was a customer-facing role, which often presented challenging and potentially confrontational situations that I was able to deal with professionally and with ease.