Mrs Tenge was recruited into the Ghana Police Service in 2005 at the rank of Inspector as a public relations officer.

She was stationed at the Media Monitoring Centre of the Police Public Affairs Directorate at the national headquarters.

In 2014 she moved to the Accra Regional Police Command in charge of Public Affairs.

From there she was transferred to the Volta Regional Police Command in same capacity at the Public Affairs office in August 2021.

Mrs Effia Tenge was instrumental in implementing initiatives that advanced policing in Ghana, including the introduction of the Police Regional News Magazine - “Police Diary” - which published events on law enforcement.

This helped to promote police professionalism, respect for human rights, transparency in police operations and accountability to the public.