Rank strucuture and appointments in FSP?
 

I am not clear regarding the rank structure or designations in FSP. from where do u start(also BPS grade) and progressively how you move up. kindly help me out

After the initial training period, junior officers join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad and serve as Section/Desk Officers in the political, administrative or protocol wings. The hierarchy at the Ministry comprises five stages:

1) Section Officer
2) Director
3) Director General
4) Additional Foreign Secretary
5) Foreign Secretary.

Junior officers begin their diplomatic careers abroad as either Third Secretary or Vice Consuls. The hierarchies in Pakistan Embassies/High Commissions/Permanent Missions/Consulates abroad comprise six stages:

1) Third Secretary or Vice Consul
2) Second Secretary,
3) First Secretary or Consul
4) Counsellor
5) Minister or Consul General
6) Ambassador/High Commissioner/Permanent Representative

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[QUOTE=Crown Prince;189573]After the initial training period, junior officers join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad and serve as Section/Desk Officers in the political, administrative or protocol wings. The hierarchy at the Ministry comprises five stages:

1) Section Officer
2) Director
3) Director General
4) Additional Foreign Secretary
5) Foreign Secretary.

Junior officers begin their diplomatic careers abroad as either Third Secretary or Vice Consuls. The hierarchies in Pakistan Embassies/High Commissions/Permanent Missions/Consulates abroad comprise six stages:

1) Third Secretary or Vice Consul
2) Second Secretary,
3) First Secretary or Consul
4) Counsellor
5) Minister or Consul General
6) Ambassador/High Commissioner/Permanent Representative

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Initial appointment is as Assistant director which is sort of your designation and desk officer as your official placement, you can be protocol officer as well

what is scale Director
 

what is scale Director

[QUOTE=MOEEN AKHTAR;411005]what is scale Director[/QUOTE]

Normally 18

when a foreign secretary has 22 scale than why a director has 18. section officer has normally 17,18

AOA

Kindly tell a brief description of what a new person does at ministery means his work load or work genre.

[QUOTE=Xeric;189573]After the initial training period, junior officers join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad and serve as Section/Desk Officers in the political, administrative or protocol wings. The hierarchy at the Ministry comprises five stages:

1) Section Officer
2) Director
3) Director General
4) Additional Foreign Secretary
5) Foreign Secretary.

Junior officers begin their diplomatic careers abroad as either Third Secretary or Vice Consuls. The hierarchies in Pakistan Embassies/High Commissions/Permanent Missions/Consulates abroad comprise six stages:

1) Third Secretary or Vice Consul
2) Second Secretary,
3) First Secretary or Consul
4) Counsellor
5) Minister or Consul General
6) Ambassador/High Commissioner/Permanent Representative

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In FSP Deputy sect Designation has ? and if a person from FSP can he post in other Department or as Sect type post, and can post in PM office ?

posting country
 

Hello,
I am new to this forum and have a query. What about the country to which an FSP officer is posted? Does it depend on merit among the FSP officers or is it completely up to the ministry? Waiting for reply. Thanks