Business Development Officer

Job Overview

Job Description

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SOLAR & RENEWABLE ENERGY

Location: Lagos or Ibadan, Nigeria

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Employment Level: NYSC / Entry Level / Experienced Hire

Industry: Solar Energy, Inverters & Renewable Energy Solutions

Working Hours: 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Monday Friday, with occasional weekend availability where required for client engagements.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly driven and commercially minded Business Development Officer to support the growth of a renewable energy business focused on solar panels, inverter systems, batteries and related energy solutions.

This is a results-focused sales and business development role for someone who is confident approaching potential customers, generating opportunities, building relationships and, most importantly, converting prospects into paying customers.

The ideal candidate should be commercially minded, proactive and comfortable working towards measurable sales and revenue outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

* Identify and pursue new business opportunities for solar panels, inverter systems, batteries and related energy solutions.
* Generate leads through direct prospecting, referrals, networking, cold outreach, digital channels and field or business visits.
* Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of prospective individual and corporate customers.
* Contact prospective customers, understand their energy requirements and present appropriate solutions.
* Conduct consistent follow-ups and move prospects through the sales process to conversion.
* Prepare and present quotations, proposals and commercial offers to prospective clients.
* Negotiate with prospects and close sales within approved commercial parameters.
* Develop relationships with businesses, estates, schools, SMEs, offices, property managers and other potential customer segments.
* Identify opportunities for partnerships, referrals and strategic business relationships.
* Maintain accurate records of leads, prospects, sales activities and conversions.
* Provide regular updates on pipeline activity, expected closures and actual sales performance.
* Gather market intelligence on customer needs, competitors, pricing and emerging opportunities.
* Work closely with the technical and operations team to ensure customer requirements are properly understood and delivered.
* Support customer retention, referrals and repeat business after successful installations.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate should be highly proactive and comfortable approaching new customers.

You should be persuasive, confident and commercially minded, with strong follow-up and relationship-building abilities.

You should be motivated by targets and measurable results and able to identify opportunities rather than wait for leads to be provided.

The ability to communicate effectively with both individual customers and corporate decision-makers is important.

You should be resourceful, resilient and able to work with limited supervision in a hybrid environment.

An interest in renewable energy, solar solutions, technology or infrastructure will be an advantage.

Qualifications & Experience

We welcome applications from candidates with strong communication, commercial and relationship-building abilities.

Previous experience in business development, sales, renewable energy, solar/inverter products, real estate, telecommunications, financial services, FMCG or another target-driven environment will be an advantage.

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification is desirable.

Previous solar or renewable-energy experience is advantageous but not mandatory.

Preferred Experience

An existing network of potential customers or business contacts will be an advantage.

Experience selling high-value products or services is desirable.

B2B sales experience and experience developing corporate accounts will be an advantage.

Knowledge of solar panels, inverters, batteries or alternative power solutions is desirable.

Evidence of meeting or exceeding previous sales targets will be an advantage.

Compensation

70,000 gross monthly base salary + 15% commission on the profit of each project secured.

Salary is slightly negotiable for the right candidate.

This is a performance-driven opportunity with additional earning potential tied directly to successful project conversions.

Performance Expectations

The successful candidate will be assessed primarily on measurable commercial results, including lead generation, qualified opportunities created, lead follow-up, conversion rate, deals closed, revenue generated, new business accounts secured, pipeline growth and repeat or referral business.

What Success Looks Like

Within the initial weeks of joining, the successful candidate should demonstrate the ability to build an active prospect pipeline, generate credible customer conversations, progress opportunities beyond initial enquiries, secure quotations or proposals with serious prospects and begin delivering actual customer conversions and revenue.

We are particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate a strong closing mentality, commercial confidence and clear ownership of revenue outcomes.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should send their CV to with the job title as subject.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.