Hanif is currently employed as the Director of a Charitable Foundation and was previously the Chief Executive of a leading Community organisation in Leeds and then the Chief Operating Officer of an international humanitarian charity. He has over 25 years’ experience operating at a strategic level, having been appointed to boards working at a national, regional, and local level.
 
Having developed and implemented a plethora of community-related projects across health, sport, young people’s work, and regeneration during his career, Hanif has a detailed understanding of the charitable sector. 
 
He has significant experience in fundraising and developing funding campaigns, verified by his achievements in raising several million pounds for a wide range of causes.
 
In addition to his paid role, he currently works as a consultant in the third sector along with holding non-executive and trustee roles with several organisations.
 
His prolonged period of working alongside and supporting communities at a local, regional, and national level was recognised in July 2014 through being awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Leeds Beckett University for ‘services to the public’ and receiving an OBE in the Queens Honours for ‘Services to the Community’ in June 2016.