Assistant Secretary
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Assistant Secretary is a grade in the British Civil Service
, now more commonly styled Divisional Manager or Deputy Director. In the grading scheme they are denoted Grade 5.
The grade is also present in the Irish Civil Service
, which uses a nearly identical grading scheme to its British counterpart. It may now be alternatively styled, depending on the department or office.
This is also a rank within the executive branch of the U.S. Government for cabinet (secretary) level agencies. Cabinet Secretaries
, Under Secretaries
, Deputy Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries and Deputy Assistant Secretaries fall under the U.S. Senior Executive Service
paygrade system.
British Civil Service
Her Majesty's Home Civil Service, also known as the Home Civil Service, is the permanent bureaucracy of Crown employees that supports Her Majesty's Government - the government of the United Kingdom, composed of a Cabinet of ministers chosen by the prime minister, as well as the devolved...
, now more commonly styled Divisional Manager or Deputy Director. In the grading scheme they are denoted Grade 5.
The grade is also present in the Irish Civil Service
Civil service of the Republic of Ireland
The Civil Service of Ireland is the collective term for the permanent staff of the Departments of State and certain State Agencies who advise and work for the Government of Ireland. It consists of two broad components, the Civil Service of the Government and the Civil Service of the State...
, which uses a nearly identical grading scheme to its British counterpart. It may now be alternatively styled, depending on the department or office.
This is also a rank within the executive branch of the U.S. Government for cabinet (secretary) level agencies. Cabinet Secretaries
Cabinet Secretary
A Cabinet Secretary is almost always a senior official who provides services and advice to a Cabinet of Ministers. In many countries, the position can have considerably wider functions and powers, including general responsibility for the entire civil service...
, Under Secretaries
Under Secretary
-In the United Kingdom:*Under-secretary*Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State*Under-Secretary of State for India*Under-Secretary of State for Scotland*Under-Secretary for Ireland*Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies*Under-Secretary of State for War...
, Deputy Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries and Deputy Assistant Secretaries fall under the U.S. Senior Executive Service
Senior Executive Service
The Senior Executive Service is a paygrade in the civil service of the United States federal government, somewhat analogous to the ranks of general or admiral in the U.S. armed forces...
paygrade system.