4 New Various Jobs at Ignite Energy Access January 2026

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4 New Various Jobs at Ignite Energy Access January 2026

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About Ignite Energy Access
Ignite Energy Access is Africa’s leading distributed renewable energy provider, delivering state-of-the-art solutions that enable reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy access to millions across the continent. Operating across 13 countries, we are building the infrastructure of the future – reliable, clean and accessible to everyone, everywhere. Positioned at the forefront of technological disruption and climate finance leadership, Ignite Energy Access is accelerating the shift to the next-generation utility services, empowering tens of millions across Africa and beyond.
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1. Managing Director Tanzania

Job Overview
Managing Director Job Vacancy at Ignite Energy Access
Job Title: Managing Director Tanzania
Reporting line: Regional Director – Southern Africa
Location: Arusha, Tanzania

Job Purpose/Mission
Ignite Energy Access is looking for a bold, execution-focused Managing Director to lead and scale our Tanzania operations. This role is about turning ambition into results—building on Ignite’s strong solar home systems business while accelerating the growth of Productive Use of Energy (PUE) and Commercial & Industrial (C&I) energy solutions to reach millions more customers.

As Managing Director, you will have full responsablity & accountability for country performance, leading a high-performing team and a strong local leadership bench. You will scale operations nationwide, deepen government and partner relationships, strengthen commercial and operational discipline, and continuously evolve the business model to deliver sustainable, profitable growth. You will drive operational excellence, achieve ambitious growth targets, and ensure best-in-class execution across all business functions. This is a hands-on leadership role for a builder who thrives in fast-growing markets and is driven to deliver both impact and scale.

Responsibilities
Strategy, Growth & Performance

• Provide strategic and hands-on operational leadership across country operations, ensuring full alignment with Ignite Energy Access’s growth objectives, operating standards, and execution discipline across Solar Home Systems (SHS), Productive Use of Energy (PUE), and Commercial & Industrial (C&I) solutions.
• Continuously evolve the country business model to drive scale, improve customer engagement, strengthen portfolio quality, and deliver sustained, profitable growth.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, partnerships, and market expansion initiatives to support long-term growth.

Commercial & Portfolio Leadership

• Lead overall portfolio performance in line with group-approved KPIs, including cash collections, repayment rates, portfolio health, customer performance, delays, and defaults.
• Drive pricing, credit, product, distribution, and customer engagement strategies to maximize repayment performance and minimize portfolio risk.
• Lead and empower national teams to consistently exceed sales, deployment, and collections targets across multiple product lines.
• Translate customer and market insights into scalable, commercially viable growth strategies capable of acquiring hundreds of thousands of customers annually.

Financial Ownership & Operational Excellence

• Hold full country-level P&L accountability, ensuring sustained profitability, cost efficiency, and disciplined capital allocation.
• Lead country financial planning, forecasting, and performance management, including ownership of dashboards and financial models.
• Maintain operational cost ratios within approved thresholds while supporting rapid scale.
• Oversee end-to-end country operations, including sales and distribution networks, inventory and supply chain, project execution, and service delivery.
• Establish and maintain a robust risk management framework to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, financial, and compliance risks.

Results-Based Financing (RBF) & Donor Performance

• Own and drive Results-Based Financing (RBF) program performance, ensuring rapid deployment, accurate verification, and full compliance with all program requirements.
• Ensure successful delivery against donor milestones and maintain strong relationships with funders and verification agents.
• Guarantee high standards of reporting, audit readiness, and compliance across all donor-funded programs.

Leadership, Culture & Organization Building

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing, values-driven organization with a strong national leadership bench.
• Foster a performance culture rooted in accountability, ownership, and data-driven decision-making.
• Design and evolve a scalable organizational structure to support growth across multiple business lines.
• Oversee talent acquisition, development, retention, and succession planning in close partnership with HR.
• Coach and mentor senior leaders to strengthen leadership capability and execution excellence.

Stakeholder, Government & Partner Engagement

• Maintain strong, trusted relationships with government stakeholders, regulators, financiers, implementation partners, and industry bodies.
• Grow and manage institutional partnerships—both financial and strategic—to support scale and sustainability.
• Champion a zero-tolerance culture for safety breaches, harassment, misconduct, and unethical behavior.
• Ensure full compliance with local regulations, donor requirements, and Ignite Energy Access’s Code of Conduct.
• Uphold the highest standards of integrity, governance, and workplace conduct across all teams.

Experience

• 12+ years of senior leadership experience in a growing B2C and/or B2B business, with proven General Manager and full P&L responsibility.
• Strong commercial leadership background with deep experience in sales, marketing, and customer-centric operations.
• Proven track record leading multi-channel distribution models (direct sales, retail, partnerships, telesales).
• Experience representing a large, complex organization with credibility to governments, regulators, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex budgets, contracts, and multi-stakeholder environments with strong governance discipline.
• Experience operating in African markets—particularly rural, last-mile, FCMG or financial services contexts—strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and strategic capability, with a solid understanding of unit economics, asset-based and non-asset-based business models.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in business, engineering, economics, public policy, or a related field.
• An MBA or other postgraduate qualification is valued as an added advantage; selection will be based primarily on leadership capability, commercial judgment, and a proven track record of scaling complex operations.

2. Head of Operations

Job Overview
Head of Operations Job Vacancy at IGNITE Energy Access
Job Title: Head of Operations, Tanzania
Department: Supply Chain & Operations
Reporting line: Managing Director – Tanzania
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Job Grade: 18
Job Purpose/Mission
The Head of Operations Department is responsible for overseeing and managing the country’s end-to end Operations Department operations to ensure product availability in the market.

Responsibilities

• Driving effectiveness and continuous risk management and compliance for operations:
  • OSHA Compliance
  • ISO 9001/14001 Compliance
  • Fire and safety Compliance
  • NEMC Compliance
  • Insurance Cases Reporting
• Plans and forecasts budgets with other Heads of department (Service Assurance, Credit, Commercial and Finance) as per the forecast and operational requirements to ensure demand <> supply alignment.
• Communication of all department-relevant changes, updates, and standards to the country Supply chain teams e.g., new product introduction, testing equipment, software improvements (CRM, Mobile App) and follow up on their implementation.
• Implements performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain status, and regular reporting of measurements for donors, investors, business reviews for the adoption of alternative strategies.
• Implements Supply Chain processes and procedures, and driving enforcement in the implementation of said policies, guidelines, and procedures for operational efficiency.
• Participate in business strategy reviews to deliver operational plans for.
  • Product line extensions or new product launches & time to market.
  • Objective product pricing
  • Product placement in all sales sites
• Manage end of product life activities such as collection of broken items (reverse logistics), setting up partnerships for recycling, and product re-use to demand fulfillment for maintenance and after sales services to optimize costs of warranty.
• Forging (where needed) and maintain relationships with credible partners for supply, transportation, clearing and forwarding, insurance and other important government institutions like TAREA, Tanzania Bureau of Standards, Tanzania Revenue Authority (on import/export issues), Tanzania Ports Authority, EAC and others.
• Prepare and review long-term stock forecasts together with S&OP Manager to ensure constant availability of all stock items in the country.
• Manages Supply Chain costs against budget by implementing cost efficient warehousing strategies, defining distribution routes, maximizing capacity by optimizing and combining transports, and defining take-back / reverse logistics structures
• Approves and monitors stock shifting (reshuffles or National Deliveries) between Zonal Warehouses within the country in case of stock shortages and/or ad-hoc sales promotions, with attention to related costs.
• Implements centrally defined tools, processes, and procedures to monitor and enforce protection of company’s stock items by ensuring preservation procedures are trained and implemented on the ground:
  • regular physical stock checks are conducted in all stock holding points in the country.
  • warehouse & storage guidelines.
  • Always engage activities to maintain stock discrepancies below 0.5% of total stock value (every month).
  • disciplinary action for missing stock items is taken accordingly – HR involvement.
  • weekly, monthly stock validations as well as reporting for valuation cycles.
• Planning & coordination of outgoing/incoming shipments including containers from China, and other incoming shipment (air freights, couriers) from other parts of the world to ensure timely and full compliance to laws and regulations per shipment imported / exported.
• Oversee, align, forecast, and improve workshop activities and facilities. Implement departmental and organizational policies and procedures to maximize technical output
• Forecast technical equipment and capacity requirements and include in annual budgeting process for deliverables.
• Devise strategies together with Head of Technical Operations to reduce inventory backlog of untested items (items waiting for testing), increase value of items tested and repossessions processed, and increasing general technical productivity.
• Design measurements and tools to monitor technical productivity on a weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc basis as required.
• Determine and order spare parts for component level repairs and refurbishment on time to ensure work continuity and productivity.
• Subordinates’ effectiveness:
• Regular review of Team’s KPIs, performance assessment vs KPIs along with related internal and external reporting
• Ensure staff understands the context of their roles in relation to Mobisol’s strategy.
• Ensure staff in your department when performing their duties exhibit proper / acceptable behaviour.
• Ensure performance consequences are taken by the line managers in your department i.e., recognize best performers and manager poor performers from time to time through both, formal and informal feedback.
• Assess and monitor the training and development needs of the staff in the department.
• Ensure staff have the resources they require to perform their work
• Undertaking any other duties which may be assigned by the Line Manager.

At IEA, we have high expectations for our managers. Each manager plays a key role in creating an exceptional experience not only for our customers but for every person on our team. Our managers help IEA realize our ambitious goals while developing their own leadership skills and facilitating growth for their direct reports.

We believe that great Accountant:

• Deliver ambitious results: As a high-performing and accountable leader, you create an enabling environment for effective action and bold decision which contribute to successful delivery of results.
• Act with integrity: As an ethical leader you are honest, respectful, objective, and transparent. You create and build upon a foundation of trust and openness.
• Inspire and mentor the team: As an inspirational leader you walk the talk. You empower and coach your team with trust and humility.
• Are accessible: as an accessible leader, you develop and maintain deep connections with stakeholders through approachability and active listening.
• Ensure diversity and inclusion: as an inclusive leader, you ensure diversity and foster a sense of belonging.

Accountabilities

• Supporting company’s Revenue growth Performance
• Quality of departmental service Department asset management
• S/he is accountable for adherence to the departmental assigned budget
• S/he is accountable to check before approving all financial requests

Knowledge and skills
Experience:

• 5+yrs’ experience in managing teams, ideally as a department manager/ Logistics Manager/Supply chain Manager/ Distribution Manager.
• 2+ years’ experience in on-the-ground supply chain activities such as executing distribution, technical, inventory management etc.
• Previous experience in the fast-moving consumer goods industry would be an added advantage.
• Experience in customer relationship management.
• Business acumen and strong financial analysis awareness.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of master’s degree in Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Industrial Management, Production and Operations Management or related fields from a recognized University. A Master’s Degree is an added advantage.
• Supply Chain Board Certifications such as CILT, CSCP, CIPS, PSPTB, NBMM or any other related boards are highly preferred.
• Technology-agnostic skills, Kwith working knowledge of working tools as databases for inventory and logistics management systems / databases (DBMS)
• Certifications in Six Sigma or any other operational compliance certification is a big plus.
• Comprehensive knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to the importation and exportation of Solar Products within East Africa; EA import laws (EAC-CMA), Import Duty Tax regime (TRA), Bureau of Standards (TBS), Ports Authorities (KPA, TPA), and CFS / ICDs within in EA region.
• Knowledge of forecasting, demand management, cycle times, and highly lskillful in planning of on-ground logistical activities for high efficiency.
• Working proficiency / Fluency in English and Swahili languages is a must.
• Mature profile combining sales orientation, number orientation, product orientation, technical orientation, and process orientation.
• Strong communication, presentation skills, negotiation, very good organizational and interpersonal skills, dynamic self-starter, and team player.

3. Warehouse Officer (New Products)

Job Overview
Warehouse Officer (New Products) Job Vacancy at IGNITE Energy Access
Job Title: Warehouse Officer (New Products)
Department: Operations, Country Office (CO)
Reporting line: Warehouse and Workshop Manager, NW, CO
Location: Arusha NW

Job Purpose
Warehouse Officer is responsible for the warehousing of Mobisol’s new (UNUSED) products. This involves supervision of physical stock handling in the warehouse with minimum damage to products and product packages, while maintaining proper record(s) of transactions in provided tools

Responsibilities:

• Organize and maintain warehouse and inventory yard areas for efficient, safe, and clean material storage and handling in line with warehouse management principles such as first-in-first-out (FIFO).
• Ensure integrity of all movements of stock in and out of the warehouse, recorded in bin cards, stock control sheets and administered correctly in the Database.
• Reporting of all the received shipments at the warehouse such as containers, airfreights and small parcels (offloading reports, quality and quantity).
• Administration of documents per delivery shipment including delivery notes (hard copy and digital), inventory sheets, and ensuring digital data compliance (database transports).
• Execute planned distribution by ensuring preparation and organization, of all required new products.
• Receive TV spare parts (screens and motherboards) from incoming shipments, record all details in the excel tool, track their consumption and every month report to
• Warehouse and workshop Manager on the inventory status and usage of TV spare parts (screens and motherboard).
• React to abrupt and unplanned stock requirements as they occur by: Reacting to emergency deliveries of new (UNUSED) product demands.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reconciled stock reports for the warehouse (new ‘unused’ products) and submit to the inventory control officers for auditing and controlling purposes (loop in Warehouse and Workshop Manager).
• Accountable and responsible for stock discrepancies of the new (UNUSED) products, in the dedicated warehouse.
• Adhere to warehouse safety procedures, especially limiting admissions into the warehouse, ensuring incoming and outgoing stock items are clearly separated to docking stations, and ensuring loading yard areas for assembly and distribution are well maintained.
• Drive the adherence and compliance to existing inventory management policies and guidelines to ensure product quality and value preservation in the warehouse.
• Ensure continuous improvement across the warehouse using techniques such as (Kaizen and 5s, Six Sigma) by identifying constant improvement areas and formulating approaches for improvement
• Compliance to health and safety standards by ensuring proper functionality of fire extinguishers and smoke detectors and ergonomics combat.
• Monitoring and reporting on a weekly & monthly basis while ensuring integrity and completion of data recorded in control sheets, database transports, and ticketing system.
• Ensure the logistics equipment i.e, Forklifts, Hand lifters and Truck dolls are fully operational.

Requirements

• University degree in Logistics, Logistics or Operations Management
• ≥2 years of working experience in Logistics Operations roles related to Mobisol
• Operations
• Proficient in spreadsheet and database applications and comfortable with quantitative analysis
• Experience with DMS Logistics, CILT and CIPS is advantageous
• Previous experience in a managerial role is a plus
• Very good organizational and interpersonal skills
• Strong communications skills
• Strategic mindset and commercial awareness and Team player
• Valid certification and professional vehicle driving license as per laws of Tanzania.

Language(s):
Good verbal and written communication in both:

• Kiswahili
• English

Technology:

• Familiar with computers, Microsoft applications and smartphone literate.
• User skills of , ERP system like Dynamics Microsoft Navision (NAV), MRP I and II, SAP, Odoo, EDI, VMI, O365 (Excel, Access, Word, PPT, Mail) are important.

4. Business Strategy Manager

Job Overview
Business Strategy Manager at Ignite Energy Access January 2026
Business Strategy Manager Job Vacancy at Ignite Energy Access
Job Title: Business Strategy Manager
Department: Grants & Strategy
Reporting line: Country Director
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Hay Level: 16

Job Purpose
The role leads the delivery of integrated initiatives around stakeholder management, engagement, advocacy and influencing within and outside the organization. The role is responsible for overseeing external stakeholder engagement of Ignite Energy Access (IEA) activities and events to raise the profile of the organization and create awareness on the benefits of a sustainable renewable energy such as solar. This role will oversee the development and execution of strategy for IEA Tanzania in collaboration with the Country Director. The Business Strategy Manager is also responsible for leading high level business analyses and provide analytical input to improve the company’s operating performance.

Responsibilities
Fundraising, Grants and Donor Management

• Determine grant funding needs based on strategic objectives.
• Draft and submit grant proposals in line with strategic objectives.
• Managing grant allocation, claims, and disbursement processes, optimizing for accuracy, value to the business and meeting agreed disbursement targets with donor partners.
• Act as a first point of contact for all operational interaction with donors.
• Manage all reporting requirements and other documentation for grant programs and government agencies and ensure team compliance with terms and conditions of complex grant and contract agreements.

Strategy

• Support the development and implementation of IEA Tanzania’s long-term strategic plans.
• Drive cross-functional strategic initiatives by working with all departments to implement initiatives and ensure all milestones are achieved.
• Lead the planning and execution of a short-to-medium term macroeconomic strategy where needed.
• Evaluate industry trends and conduct a regular competitive landscape analysis of the solar home system market and energy sector in Tanzania.

Business Planning & Support

• Undertake specific ad-hoc projects or initiatives at the request of the Country Director with the aim to increase momentum and actively track performance/progress.
• Manage data and materials preparation to support respective governance forums, such as War Room, CEO MBR, QBR reports and bi-weekly reports.
• Monitor and effectively communicate business performance and provide insights as well as corrective actions to ensure business objectives are met.
• Develop performance management tools, such as ROI, that look at teams’ efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work on specific projects/deep dives and ensure follow through, particularly when thematic issues arise (work with different members of the management and regional team); provide timely and succinct updates on issues/projects.
• Developing and maintain Single-Source of Truth Dashboard for Management

Networking and Representation

• Represent IEA TZ in relationships with decision-makers to persuasively advocate for affordable energy solutions
• Facilitate the development of strategic partnerships with relevant agencies within and beyond the energy sector, academia, media, and research institutions to influence and change policy and advocate for integration of energy across other key sectors.
• Represent the business in national, donor, and government (national and international) forums related to energy to influence thinking of other stakeholders on effective delivery of energy and build a reputation as a sector lead.
• Responsible for identifying key sector issues on to focus advocacy efforts.
• Craft and execute a cost effective Corporate Social Responsibility strategy.

Team management

• Identify skills and resource needed to deliver against strategic plans of department, recruit and develop team members accordingly.
• Effectively manage performance of team members and motivate them to develop and perform at their best.
• Create and maintain a positive team environment conducive to high performance, according to IEA Values.

Knowledge and skills
Experience: 

• Minimum of five (7) years’ management experience and at least two (2) of which should be working with a senior management.
• Experience in developing key strategic and operational partnerships at different levels
• Good understanding of government structures and how they function and ability to navigate the system.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including report writing) in English to produce professional documents of national and international standards and participate in policy discussions and debates
• Strategic thinker. Able to see the bigger picture, challenges and opportunities and create a long-term vision. Able to lead strategic discussions.
• Ability and presence to act as a spokesperson for IEA Tanzania in a way that builds credibility and influence.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a University Degree, preferably in a discipline such as Development Finance, Social Policy/Political Science /Public Administration/Economics
• Masters’ Degree in Business or Social Field an added advantage

Skills:

• Grant management, proposal development, and donor relations
• Strategic planning, execution, and sector analysis
• Business performance analysis and executive-level reporting
• Project and portfolio management
• Policy engagement, advocacy, and external representation
• Data management, dash boarding, and visualization
• Leadership, team development, and performance management

Language(s):

• English
• Swahili

Technology: Computer skills – advanced proficiency with email programs and in Excel, Power Point, other analytical tools, SQL, etc.

How to Apply:
Applications should be submitted via email to: hr-tz@igniteaccess.com
NOTE: Subject for the application email should be the tittle of the Job.
Deadline: 13th February 2026
Disclaimer : non-discrimination and zero tolerance to corruption.

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, name, sexual identity, orientation or preference, religion, marital status, health, disability, political opinions, union involvement or citizenship.

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