One Office unites agencies working at the country level through harmonized business processes, common services and often common premises or a UN House. By establishing common services and clustering operational activities of agencies together the UN aims to reduce operational costs considerably and become more effective and efficient in supporting programme delivery. One Office describes the use of common services, common premises, and harmonized, simplified and unified business policies and procedures that help bring the UN Country Team together. The purpose of One Office is to increase efficiency, decrease transaction costs and produce savings which in turn should be spent on programmatic development work. By physically and functionally bringing everyone together, One Office can help a Country Team achieve greater economies of scale, improve collaboration among UN agencies and present a unified UN image at the country level. |