Jakob holds an M.Sc. in Anthropology from Copenhagen University. His thematic focus areas are private sector development, income and job creation and gender/masculinities. Jakob has 10 years’ experience working with M&E, feasibility studies, market studies and value chain analyses, along with project and programme development for, among others, Danida, GIZ and ILO. He has strong competencies with data collection and analyses using qualitative and quantitative methods. Jakob has solid international experience having lived and worked in several countries in Southern Africa.