Laia Pla Aguilar

I am a motivated founder of a social enterprise and an accomplished international legal advisor with managerial expertise spanning business administration, accounting, client services, and life coaching. Proficient in both English, Spanish and Catalan, I excel in verbal and written communication, possessing exceptional interpersonal skills. A quick learner and self-starter, I thrive both independently and collaboratively, engaging with stakeholders up to director level to successfully accomplish objectives. Fuelled by a passion for self- development and assisting others, I am eager to apply my diverse skill set to a new role that will foster my professional growth and provide challenging opportunities.

Operational Support Administrator - Cobalt Ground Solutions — June 2023 - Present
Reporting directly to the HR Director, my primary focus is on ensuring optimal resourcing for efficient operations while maintaining effective performance. Seamlessly managing daily paperwork and projects to ensure timely completion is integral to my responsibilities. I oversee inventory, order supplies, and meticulously prepare documentation for internal teams and key stakeholders. Engaging through research, I put data into various systems, actively contributing to project planning, resourcing, preparation and execution.
In addition to administrative tasks, I play a key role in ensuring financial efficiency by processing invoices, approving payments, and managing payroll checks and anomalies. Beyond this responsibilities, I consistently measure and report on performance, playing a pivotal role in maintaining operational excellence and contributing to the overall success of the team.
Director of Communications (Volunteer) - Central London Seventh-Day Adventist Church — January 2022 - October 2023
• Develop a cohesive communications strategy.
• Assemble and oversee a diversely communications team.
• Project a positive company image to the public.
• Establish and drive a multi-channel communications strategy.
• Prepare and manage all communications material.
• Develop a brand voice and maintain brand integrity across all platforms.
• Manage media relations.
• Develop contacts with media members and community leaders.
• Lead a team of communication, marketing and design professionals.
Project Manager - Central London Seventh-Day Adventist Church — June 2021 - March
2023
• Contributed towards the production of the project plan by identifying tasks, timescales and resources.
• Monitored the progress of projects and reviewing deliverables at each phase.
• Managed and maintain project plans, ensuring updates are received and any exceptions
are reported to Stakeholders.
• Setup and coordination of project meetings — daily stand-ups, meetings with SEC directors, weekly project review meetings, team meetings, etc.
• Proactively sought ideas and suggestions to improve the work and eliminate waste.
• Worked with project leads within project teams to prepare, document and present the
business case to the board.
• Reviewed of project documentation for quality standard checking before distribution.
• Resolved problems that slowed or stopped resolution of the Stakeholder/Business requirements.
• Head of finance: established and managed revenue plan including analysis of state, pitched to investors for funding and developed new business opportunities.

Google Project Management — 2023 - Present.
• LifeCoachingCertificateCourse-TheAcademyofModernAppliedPsychology—2022(4
months)
• Employment Law - Oxford University — 2020 - 2021.
• Contract Law - Harvard University — 2019 - 2020.
• Law Degree - UOC — 2015 - 2019.