Role Background

Key Duties

- Identify and select new villages and sites for new solar projects
- Conduct site selection surveys (through structured questionnaires) with farmers
- Organise farmer focus groups and mobilise them to sign up for Oorja’s services
- Collect membership fees and issue receipts to farmers
- Collect and digitise customer data
- Negotiate, execute and notarise land lease agreements

Roles and Responsibilities

The Business Development Officer’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Identify promising sites for new projects and provision of agri-energy services including “Oonnati” irrigation, “Oodyam” services and all other services which are ongoing in the company.
- Handle incoming farmer calls and queries via phone; keep digital records of inbound requests to generate leads for new project sites
- Represent the company at current and future project sites; actively mobilise new customers to sign up for Oorja services; conduct door to door campaigns and organise focus group meetings to inform customers of service benefits and convince them to use Oorja’s services
- Distribute or display promotional and marketing materials
- Site selection surveys: conduct focus group and individual demand assessment surveys with farmers using standardised surveys; enter data on a digital platform (KoboToolbox) using a smartphone or tablet Form groups of interested farmers; collect membership and subscriber fees from interested farmers; collect information from new customers to enter into customer roster
- Negotiate, execute and notarise land lease agreements on stamp paper
- Complete the process for new customer sign-up; maintain customer records in Excel and CRM




- Coordinate with other members of the Business Development and Engineering teams to verify technical feasibility of sites
- Digitalise project data, documentation, transactions and payment collections data
- Impact surveys: collect baseline and periodic impact data using standardised surveys
- Provide progress reports to supervisor; participate actively in daily and weekly team meetings
- Provide the Management with insights regarding customers, challenges faced during operations and opportunities to improve business development and customer/land acquisition processes
- Support with any other operational tasks as required by supervisor

Qualifications & Abilities

- At least 6 months’ relevant field experience working with customers in rural locations
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area
- Ability to work in an outdoor environment
- Sales and mobilisation skills, or willingness to learn these on the job
- Attention to detail and record-keeping skills
- Ability to deliver and achieve targets under pressure and tight deadlines
- Fluency in Hindi or other local language is a must; basic written and spoken knowledge of English (preferred)
- Self-motivated, confident character with the ability to interact with sensitivity and respect with people from various backgrounds
- Good with computers, smartphones and/or tablets; knowledge of MS Office
- Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel 100% of the time and/or to relocate

Remarks

- Initial 3-month probation / training period. Thereafter,



this will be a full-time permanent position.
- You will be initially stationed at Nanpara, Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh. You may be assigned, after advance notice, to a new base location in northern India where Oorja conducts its work or may initiate current work.

Reporting Relationships

- Reports to Business Development Manager

What We Offer

- A highly enthusiastic, self-driven and international team
- A melting pot of diverse talents - development professionals, researchers, engineers, farmers, scientists and community mobilisers
- Competitive remuneration package
- Financial support for health and accident insurance
- One Saturday per month off
- Interesting field of work where you will build your understanding of solar technology and the development sector
- Close mentorship for career development
- A flat and open work culture and friendly work environment
- Experience and responsibility at an award-winning company in the renewable energy and agritech industries, among the fastest-growing segments of the Indian economy
- The chance to make a difference and to help improve people’s lives.

How to Apply

Equal Opportunities and Non-Discrimination Statement

Oorja Development Solutions India Private Limited is an equal opportunity employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to religion, race, caste, gender, place of birth, sexual orientation, marital status or disability status. Oorja endeavours to provide a safe, diverse and comfortable workplace. Oorja will not adversely discriminate, and prohibits other adverse discrimination at the workplace, again

📌 Business Development Officer (Bahraich)
🏢 Oorja Development Solutions India
📍 Bahraich