TANESCO Job Vacancies October 2026
The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), through the Public Service Recruitment Secretariat (PSRS), invites applications from suitably qualified, competent, self-motivated, and results-oriented Tanzanian citizens to fill 1,099 vacant positions in various technical, engineering, ICT, and driving fields.
These employment opportunities are suitable for candidates with secondary education, vocational training certificates, ordinary diplomas, and bachelor’s degrees, depending on the position.
Applicants are advised to carefully review the qualifications and experience required for their preferred positions before submitting their applications through the official PSRS Recruitment Portal.
TANESCO Job Vacancies 2026: Available Positions
The advertised vacancies are distributed across the following positions:
| No. | Job Title | Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artisan Grade II – Electrical | 736 |
| 2 | Artisan Grade II – Auto Electric | 6 |
| 3 | Artisan Grade II – Automobile | 12 |
| 4 | Artisan Grade II – Electronics | 6 |
| 5 | Artisan Grade II – Gorge Attendant | 3 |
| 6 | Artisan Grade II – Light Current | 8 |
| 7 | Artisan Grade II – Electronics and Telecommunications | 6 |
| 8 | Technician Grade II – Electrical/Electronics | 193 |
| 9 | Technician Grade II – Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | 7 |
| 10 | Technician Grade II – Operation and Maintenance of Water Systems | 3 |
| 11 | Engineer Grade II – Electrical and Electronics | 2 |
| 12 | Engineer Grade II – Telecommunications | 1 |
| 13 | Engineer Grade II – Mechanical | 3 |
| 14 | ICT Officer Grade II – Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) | 6 |
| 15 | ICT Officer Grade II – Network Security | 1 |
| 16 | ICT Officer Grade II – Cyber Security/Security Analyst | 2 |
| 17 | ICT Officer Grade II – Network Engineer | 1 |
| 18 | ICT Officer Grade II – Application Architect/Developer | 2 |
| 19 | ICT Officer Grade II – Oracle Database Administrator | 1 |
| 20 | Driver Grade II | 100 |
| Total advertised vacancies | 1,099 |
1. Artisan Grade II – Electrical (736 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Successful applicants will assist with preventive electrical maintenance, inspect electrical systems and equipment, identify faults and safety hazards, test electrical circuits, and help diagnose and repair malfunctioning electrical components. They will also perform other related duties assigned by their supervisors.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess a Secondary Education Certificate and at least one of the following qualifications from a recognized vocational training institution:
- VETA Trade Test II;
- National Vocational Award Level II; or
- Certificate of Competence Level II in Electrical Installation or another relevant trade.
Salary Scale: TSS 2.
2. Artisan Grade II – Auto Electric (6 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities include diagnosing and repairing vehicle electrical and electronic systems, maintaining batteries and charging systems, troubleshooting wiring and lighting faults, repairing electrical accessories, conducting functional checks and road tests, and maintaining accurate vehicle repair records.
Applicants must also observe workshop safety requirements and properly maintain tools and diagnostic equipment.
Qualifications and Experience
A Secondary Education Certificate and at least VETA Trade Test II, National Vocational Award Level II, or Certificate of Competence Level II in Auto Electric or another relevant trade qualification from a recognized institution are required.
Salary Scale: TSS 2.
3. Artisan Grade II – Automobile (12 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidates will service, repair, and maintain motor vehicles, including engines, transmissions, braking systems, steering, suspension, cooling systems, and fuel systems. Other duties include conducting preventive maintenance, diagnosing mechanical faults, replacing defective components, testing repaired vehicles, maintaining workshop equipment, and recording maintenance activities.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must hold a Secondary Education Certificate and at least VETA Trade Test II, National Vocational Award Level II, or Certificate of Competence Level II in Auto Mechanics or another relevant trade qualification from a recognized institution.
Salary Scale: TSS 2.
4. Artisan Grade II – Electronics (6 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Candidates will install, maintain, repair, and service electronic equipment and systems. They will also assist in diagnosing faults, testing electronic components and circuits, replacing defective components, maintaining control and monitoring systems, and conducting routine inspections.
Qualifications and Experience
A Secondary Education Certificate and at least VETA Trade Test II, National Vocational Award Level II, or Certificate of Competence Level II in Electronics or a relevant trade qualification from a recognized vocational training institution are required.
Salary Scale: TSS 2.
5. Artisan Grade II – Gorge Attendant (3 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
The responsibilities include:
- Cleaning the gorge surroundings, walkways, and sprinkler systems.
- Reading water pressure in artificial sprinkler systems.
- Inspecting gorge infrastructure and pavements for defects.
- Performing masonry and plumbing work under the direction of the Environmental Engineer.
- Reporting infrastructure defects for maintenance and repair.
- Supporting the survival of Kihansi frogs in accordance with TAWIL and NEMC directives.
- Observing company safety rules and regulations.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must have a Secondary Education Certificate and at least VETA Trade Test II, National Vocational Award Level II, or Certificate of Competence Level II in Mechanics, Electrical Installation, or another relevant trade qualification.
A NEMC or TAWIL Attendance Certificate is also required.
Salary Scale: TSS 2.
6. Artisan Grade II – Light Current (8 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Successful candidates will install, maintain, and repair light-current and low-voltage systems, including security systems, access control, fire alarms, public address systems, and intercom equipment. They will also troubleshoot faults, replace defective cables and components, test installations, and maintain tools and testing equipment.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess a Secondary Education Certificate and at least VETA Trade Test II, National Vocational Award Level II, or Certificate of Competence Level II in Electronics or another relevant trade qualification from a recognized institution.
Salary Scale: TSS 2.
7. Artisan Grade II – Electronics and Telecommunications (6 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
The role involves assisting with the installation, maintenance, repair, and testing of electronic and telecommunications equipment. Candidates will also maintain communication cables, connectors, antennas, and related components used to support electricity generation, transmission, and distribution facilities.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must hold a Secondary Education Certificate and at least VETA Trade Test II, National Vocational Award Level II, or Certificate of Competence Level II in Electronics or another relevant trade qualification from a recognized vocational training institution.
Salary Scale: TSS 2.
8. Technician Grade II – Electrical/Electronics (193 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Technicians will install, test, maintain, and repair electrical and electronic equipment. They will assist in maintaining transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, control panels, protection systems, metering equipment, and related installations.
Additional responsibilities include diagnosing faults, supporting automation and instrumentation systems, participating in equipment commissioning, and maintaining technical records.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess an Ordinary Diploma equivalent to National Technician Awards (NTA) Level 6 in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, or a relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
Computer literacy is mandatory.
Salary Scale: TSS 3.
9. Technician Grade II – Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) (7 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Candidates will install, operate, maintain, test, and repair HVAC and refrigeration systems. They will inspect equipment, diagnose faults in compressors and other components, monitor refrigerant levels and operating conditions, replace defective parts, and maintain service records.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must have an Ordinary Diploma equivalent to NTA Level 6 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning or a relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
Computer literacy is mandatory.
Salary Scale: TSS 3.
10. Technician Grade II – Operation and Maintenance of Water Systems (3 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidates will conduct physical, chemical, and biological water-quality tests; monitor treatment processes; determine appropriate chemical dosages; and report water-quality deviations.
They will also maintain laboratory records, equipment, instruments, and reagents while ensuring compliance with applicable water-quality, public-health, and safety requirements.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess an Ordinary Diploma equivalent to NTA Level 6 in Water Quality and Laboratory Technology or a relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
Computer literacy is mandatory.
Salary Scale: TSS 3.
11. Engineer Grade II – Electrical and Electronics (2 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities include assisting with the design of electronic systems and components, developing testing and maintenance procedures, inspecting and testing electronic equipment, diagnosing system faults, and recommending design modifications and repairs.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or a relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
Registration as a Graduate Engineer with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) is required.
Salary Scale: TSS 5.
12. Engineer Grade II – Telecommunications (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities
The role involves assisting in the design and installation of telecommunications equipment, preparing communication-system infrastructure layouts, maintaining telecommunications equipment, testing hardware and software, and providing technical support for network and device problems.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering or a relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
Registration as a Graduate Engineer with ERB is required.
Salary Scale: TSS 5.
13. Engineer Grade II – Mechanical (3 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Successful candidates will assist with the repair and maintenance of power-generation machinery, planning and inspecting mechanical works, diagnosing mechanical-system faults, coordinating maintenance plans, and researching improvements in business processes and technology.
Qualifications and Experience
A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant qualification from a recognized institution is required.
Applicants must be registered as Graduate Engineers with ERB.
Salary Scale: TSS 5.
14. ICT Officer Grade II – Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) (6 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Candidates will audit ICT systems, applications, networks, databases, and IT infrastructure. They will assess internal controls, cybersecurity measures, user access, data protection, backup systems, disaster recovery, and business continuity arrangements.
Other responsibilities include preparing audit reports, following up on audit recommendations, investigating ICT-related incidents, and advising on ICT governance and risk management.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Accounting and Finance, Auditing, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
A Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification or equivalent professional certification in information systems audit is required.
Salary Scale: TSS 5.
15. ICT Officer Grade II – Network Security (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities
The advertisement lists duties relating to application architecture, end-user support and training, business-system maintenance, requirements validation, responding to service-desk requests, hardware and software audits, system-efficiency reports, and database administration.
Qualifications and Experience
The advertisement specifies a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, together with CISM or a cybersecurity certificate and information-systems security qualifications. Applicants should consult the official advertisement to confirm the exact qualification wording for this position.
Salary Scale: TSS 5.
16. ICT Officer Grade II – Cyber Security/Security Analyst (2 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
The listed duties cover business-application support, application configuration and maintenance, end-user assistance, hardware and software audits, preparation of system-efficiency reports, and database administration.
Qualifications and Experience
The advertisement specifies a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, together with CISM or a cybersecurity certificate and information-systems security qualifications. Candidates should verify the precise requirements in the official advertisement before applying.
Salary Scale: TSS 5.
17. ICT Officer Grade II – Network Engineer (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities
The advertisement lists responsibilities involving business applications, technical support, requirements validation, system maintenance, hardware and software audits, reporting, and database administration.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
Salary Scale: TSS 5.
18. ICT Officer Grade II – Application Architect/Developer (2 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities include documenting application requirements, preparing application architecture proposals, supporting users, maintaining business applications, validating requirements, responding to service-desk requests, conducting hardware and software audits, and supporting database administration.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized university or institution.
The advertisement also requires knowledge of web-development frameworks and programming languages, including Python, Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, .NET, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and HTML. Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, as well as mobile-development frameworks such as Flutter and Kotlin, is also listed.
Applicants should have strong knowledge of relational database systems such as MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle, including database design, query languages, and data analysis.
Salary Scale: TSS 5.
19. ICT Officer Grade II – Oracle Database Administrator (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities
The listed duties include supporting business applications, assisting users, evaluating application configurations, responding to technical support requests, conducting hardware and software audits, preparing reports, and supporting database administration.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology and Oracle Database certifications.
Salary Scale: TSS 5.
20. Driver Grade II (100 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Successful candidates will drive company vehicles according to traffic laws and approved schedules. They will ensure vehicles are clean and serviceable, perform minor maintenance, maintain logbooks and trip records, report vehicle defects, coordinate major maintenance, and provide professional transportation services.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must possess:
- A Form IV Certificate.
- A valid Class C or E driving licence, as specified in the advertisement.
- Certificates corresponding to the respective driving grades.
- A Basic Driving Course certificate from VETA, the National Institute of Transport (NIT), or another recognized institution.
- At least one year of driving experience without causing accidents.
Salary Scale: TSS 2.
General Application Requirements
All applicants should carefully observe the following conditions stated in the advertisement:
- Applicants must be citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania and must not be above 45 years of age, subject to the special age limits stated for vacancies in paramilitary institutions.
- Applications must be based on the qualifications and requirements specified for the advertised position.
- Applicants must upload certified copies of the required academic certificates, transcripts, professional registration and training certificates where applicable, and birth certificate.
- Form IV and Form VI results slips, testimonials, and incomplete transcripts are not accepted in place of the required documents.
- A recent passport-size photograph must be uploaded to the recruitment portal.
- Public servants are not permitted to apply, in accordance with the circular cited in the advertisement.
- Applicants who have retired from the Public Service, for whatever reason, should not apply.
- Each applicant must provide three reputable referees with reliable contact details.
- Foreign academic certificates must be recognized by the relevant authorities, including TCU, NECTA, and NACTVET, as applicable. Applicants for positions requiring a GPA calculation certificate must attach the certificate from TCU.
- A signed application letter must be written in either English or Swahili and addressed to the Secretary, President’s Office, Public Service Recruitment Secretariat, P.O. Box 2320, Mahakama Street, Tambukareli, Dodoma.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be informed of interview dates.
- Submission of forged certificates or false information may result in legal action.
How to Apply for TANESCO Jobs 2026
Interested and qualified Tanzanian applicants must submit their applications online through the official PSRS Recruitment Portal.
Application portal: http://portal.ajira.go.tz
Applicants should:
- Visit the official recruitment portal.
- Identify the TANESCO vacancy matching their qualifications.
- Read the position requirements and general application conditions carefully.
- Prepare and upload the required certificates, transcripts, passport-size photograph, and other supporting documents.
- Complete the application process and submit the application through the portal.
Applications submitted through other means will not be considered.
TANESCO Job Application Deadline
The application deadline is 26 October 2026.
Candidates are encouraged to complete their applications before the closing date and ensure that all required information and supporting documents are provided.
Important Notice to Applicants
Before applying, verify the requirements for your preferred position against the official PSRS advertisement. In particular, applicants interested in the ICT Network Security and Cyber Security/Security Analyst positions should confirm the exact professional certification requirements because the supplied advertisement contains unclear wording in those sections.
For accurate and official application information, use the PSRS Recruitment Portal: http://portal.ajira.go.tz
Conclusion
The 2026 TANESCO recruitment announcement offers 1,099 vacancies across electrical and mechanical trades, technical services, engineering, ICT, and driving. Candidates who meet the specified qualifications should review the advertised positions carefully and submit their applications through the official recruitment portal before 26 October 2026.
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