International Criminal CourtICC Core Competency
Teamwork — ICC competency
Working effectively with colleagues across sections, cultures and professional backgrounds.
What this competency means
Teamwork at the Court concerns cooperation across organs and sections that must work together while respecting distinct mandates, contributing constructively to shared objectives, and working effectively in a highly multicultural environment.
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Common interview question patterns
- Tell us about a time you worked with a team from a different professional background.
- Describe a collaboration that required crossing organisational boundaries.
- Give an example of how you handled disagreement in a team.
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Behavioural indicators
- Works effectively with colleagues from diverse backgrounds
- Contributes constructively to shared objectives
- Cooperates across sections and professional boundaries
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What a strong example might demonstrate
Candidates preparing for competency-based interviews can use this competency to think about collaboration that crossed an organisational or professional boundary. A strong behavioural example would demonstrate how differences were bridged and what the joint result was.
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How to prepare for questions on this competency
Teamwork examples at the Court often involve cooperation between units with different mandates or professional cultures.
STAR preparation
- Situation — set the context in two sentences: where, when, who was involved.
- Task — state precisely what you were responsible for, not what the team was responsible for.
- Action — spend most of the answer here, in the first person, showing the indicators above in practice.
- Result — quantify the outcome and add what you learned or changed afterwards.
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Common mistakes
- Examples of individual work presented as teamwork
- No description of the other parties' perspective
- Conflict described without resolution
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The competency name, category and behavioural concepts on this page are based on International Criminal Court, core competencies published in official ICC vacancy announcements and recruitment materials. Summaries, interview guidance, question patterns and preparation advice are original PanelPrep · IO content.
Framework version: ICC core competencies as published in ICC vacancy announcements. Last verified: 2026-08-09.
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