diff --git a/gridmap/job.py b/gridmap/job.py
index 85e8c50..f4986e5 100644
--- a/gridmap/job.py
+++ b/gridmap/job.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 from email.mime.image import MIMEImage
 from io import open
 from importlib import import_module
-from multiprocessing import Pool
+from multiprocessing import Pool, Value
 from socket import gethostname, gethostbyname, getaddrinfo, getfqdn
 from smtplib import (SMTPRecipientsRefused, SMTPHeloError, SMTPSenderRefused,
                      SMTPDataError)
@@ -730,8 +730,14 @@ def _execute(job):
     job.execute()
     return job.ret
 
+def _init_pool_processes(the_val):
+    '''Initialize each process with a global shared variable.
+    '''
+    global shared_val
+    shared_val = the_val
+
 
-def _process_jobs_locally(jobs, max_processes=1):
+def _process_jobs_locally(jobs, max_processes=1, shared_val=None):
     """
     Local execution using the package multiprocessing, if present
 
@@ -739,6 +745,8 @@ def _process_jobs_locally(jobs, max_processes=1):
     :type jobs: list of Job
     :param max_processes: maximal number of processes
     :type max_processes: int
+    :param shared_val: shared value for the jobs
+    :type shared_val: multiprocessing.Value, optional
 
     :return: list of jobs, each with return in job.ret
     :rtype: list of Job
@@ -751,7 +759,7 @@ def _process_jobs_locally(jobs, max_processes=1):
         for job in jobs:
             job.execute()
     else:
-        pool = Pool(max_processes)
+        pool = Pool(processes=max_processes, initializer=_init_pool_processes, initargs=(shared_val,))
         result = pool.map(_execute, jobs)
         for ret_val, job in zip(result, jobs):
             job.ret = ret_val
@@ -856,7 +864,7 @@ def _append_job_to_session(session, job, temp_dir=DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR, quiet=True):
 
 
 def process_jobs(jobs, temp_dir=DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR, white_list=None, quiet=True,
-                 max_processes=1, local=False, require_cluster=False):
+                 max_processes=1, local=False, require_cluster=False, shared_val=None):
     """
     Take a list of jobs and process them on the cluster.
 
@@ -879,6 +887,8 @@ def process_jobs(jobs, temp_dir=DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR, white_list=None, quiet=True,
     :param require_cluster: Should we raise an exception if access to cluster
                             is not available?
     :type require_cluster: bool
+    :param shared_val: A shared value for all of jobs
+    :type shared_val: multiprocessing.Value, optional
 
     :returns: List of Job results
     """
@@ -904,7 +914,7 @@ def process_jobs(jobs, temp_dir=DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR, white_list=None, quiet=True,
             # handling of inputs, outputs and heartbeats
             monitor.check(sid, jobs)
     else:
-        _process_jobs_locally(jobs, max_processes=max_processes)
+        _process_jobs_locally(jobs, max_processes=max_processes, shared_val=shared_val)
 
     return [job.ret for job in jobs]
 
@@ -943,7 +953,7 @@ def grid_map(f, args_list, cleanup=True, mem_free="1G", name='gridmap_job',
              interpreting_shell=None, copy_env=True, add_env=None, project=None,
              validation_level=None, os_distribution=None, os_minor=None, gpu=0,
              h_vmem=None, h_rt=None, resources=None, completion_mail=False,
-             require_cluster=False, par_env=DEFAULT_PAR_ENV):
+             require_cluster=False, par_env=DEFAULT_PAR_ENV, shared_val=None):
     """
     Maps a function onto the cluster.
 
@@ -1016,6 +1026,8 @@ def grid_map(f, args_list, cleanup=True, mem_free="1G", name='gridmap_job',
     :type os_distribution: str
     :param os_minor: os minor version that need job to run on machine
     :type os_minor: str
+    :param shared_val: A shared value for all the jobs
+    :type shared_val: multiprocessing.Value, optional
 
     :returns: List of Job results
     """
@@ -1036,7 +1048,8 @@ def grid_map(f, args_list, cleanup=True, mem_free="1G", name='gridmap_job',
                                white_list=white_list,
                                quiet=quiet, local=local,
                                max_processes=max_processes,
-                               require_cluster=require_cluster)
+                               require_cluster=require_cluster,
+                               shared_val=shared_val)
 
     # send a completion mail (if requested and configured)
     if completion_mail and SEND_ERROR_MAIL: