diff --git a/docs/changes/newsfragments/306.enh b/docs/changes/newsfragments/306.enh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d14b06138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changes/newsfragments/306.enh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add support for local ``junifer queue`` via GNU Parallel by `Synchon Mandal`_
diff --git a/junifer/api/functions.py b/junifer/api/functions.py
index 97fff8d06..32eab948f 100644
--- a/junifer/api/functions.py
+++ b/junifer/api/functions.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from ..pipeline.registry import build
 from ..preprocess.base import BasePreprocessor
 from ..storage.base import BaseFeatureStorage
 from ..utils import logger, raise_error
-from .queue_context import HTCondorAdapter
+from .queue_context import GnuParallelLocalAdapter, HTCondorAdapter
 from .utils import yaml
 
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def queue(
     ----------
     config : dict
         The configuration to be used for queueing the job.
-    kind : {"HTCondor"}
+    kind : {"HTCondor", "GNUParallelLocal"}
         The kind of job queue system to use.
     jobname : str, optional
         The name of the job (default "junifer_job").
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def queue(
         if the ``jobdir`` exists and ``overwrite = False``.
 
     """
-    valid_kind = ["HTCondor"]
+    valid_kind = ["HTCondor", "GNUParallelLocal"]
     if kind not in valid_kind:
         raise_error(
             f"Invalid value for `kind`: {kind}, "
@@ -311,6 +311,14 @@ def queue(
             elements=elements,
             **kwargs,  # type: ignore
         )
+    elif kind == "GNUParallelLocal":
+        adapter = GnuParallelLocalAdapter(
+            job_name=jobname,
+            job_dir=jobdir,
+            yaml_config_path=yaml_config,
+            elements=elements,
+            **kwargs,  # type: ignore
+        )
 
     adapter.prepare()  # type: ignore
     logger.info("Queue done")
diff --git a/junifer/api/queue_context/__init__.py b/junifer/api/queue_context/__init__.py
index 3524f4e82..8e1953412 100644
--- a/junifer/api/queue_context/__init__.py
+++ b/junifer/api/queue_context/__init__.py
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 
 from .queue_context_adapter import QueueContextAdapter
 from .htcondor_adapter import HTCondorAdapter
+from .gnu_parallel_local_adapter import GnuParallelLocalAdapter
diff --git a/junifer/api/queue_context/gnu_parallel_local_adapter.py b/junifer/api/queue_context/gnu_parallel_local_adapter.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..766a21d1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/junifer/api/queue_context/gnu_parallel_local_adapter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+"""Define concrete class for generating GNU Parallel (local) assets."""
+
+# Authors: Synchon Mandal <s.mandal@fz-juelich.de>
+# License: AGPL
+
+import shutil
+import textwrap
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
+
+from ...utils import logger, make_executable, raise_error, run_ext_cmd
+from .queue_context_adapter import QueueContextAdapter
+
+
+__all__ = ["GnuParallelLocalAdapter"]
+
+
+class GnuParallelLocalAdapter(QueueContextAdapter):
+    """Class for generating commands for GNU Parallel (local).
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    job_name : str
+        The job name.
+    job_dir : pathlib.Path
+        The path to the job directory.
+    yaml_config_path : pathlib.Path
+        The path to the YAML config file.
+    elements : list of str or tuple
+        Element(s) to process. Will be used to index the DataGrabber.
+    pre_run : str or None, optional
+        Extra shell commands to source before the run (default None).
+    pre_collect : str or None, optional
+        Extra bash commands to source before the collect (default None).
+    env : dict, optional
+        The Python environment configuration. If None, will run without a
+        virtual environment of any kind (default None).
+    verbose : str, optional
+        The level of verbosity (default "info").
+    submit : bool, optional
+        Whether to submit the jobs (default False).
+
+    Raises
+    ------
+    ValueError
+        If``env`` is invalid.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    QueueContextAdapter :
+        The base class for QueueContext.
+    HTCondorAdapter :
+        The concrete class for queueing via HTCondor.
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        job_name: str,
+        job_dir: Path,
+        yaml_config_path: Path,
+        elements: List[Union[str, Tuple]],
+        pre_run: Optional[str] = None,
+        pre_collect: Optional[str] = None,
+        env: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+        verbose: str = "info",
+        submit: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initialize the class."""
+        self._job_name = job_name
+        self._job_dir = job_dir
+        self._yaml_config_path = yaml_config_path
+        self._elements = elements
+        self._pre_run = pre_run
+        self._pre_collect = pre_collect
+        self._check_env(env)
+        self._verbose = verbose
+        self._submit = submit
+
+        self._log_dir = self._job_dir / "logs"
+        self._pre_run_path = self._job_dir / "pre_run.sh"
+        self._pre_collect_path = self._job_dir / "pre_collect.sh"
+        self._run_path = self._job_dir / f"run_{self._job_name}.sh"
+        self._collect_path = self._job_dir / f"collect_{self._job_name}.sh"
+        self._run_joblog_path = self._job_dir / f"run_{self._job_name}_joblog"
+        self._elements_file_path = self._job_dir / "elements"
+
+    def _check_env(self, env: Optional[Dict[str, str]]) -> None:
+        """Check value of env parameter on init.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        env : dict or None
+            The value of env parameter.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If ``env.kind`` is invalid.
+
+        """
+        # Set env related variables
+        if env is None:
+            env = {"kind": "local"}
+        # Check env kind
+        valid_env_kinds = ["conda", "venv", "local"]
+        if env["kind"] not in valid_env_kinds:
+            raise_error(
+                f"Invalid value for `env.kind`: {env['kind']}, "
+                f"must be one of {valid_env_kinds}"
+            )
+        else:
+            # Set variables
+            if env["kind"] == "local":
+                # No virtual environment
+                self._executable = "junifer"
+                self._arguments = ""
+            else:
+                self._executable = f"run_{env['kind']}.sh"
+                self._arguments = f"{env['name']} junifer"
+                self._exec_path = self._job_dir / self._executable
+
+    def elements(self) -> str:
+        """Return elements to run."""
+        elements_to_run = []
+        for element in self._elements:
+            # Stringify elements if tuple for operation
+            str_element = (
+                ",".join(element) if isinstance(element, tuple) else element
+            )
+            elements_to_run.append(str_element)
+
+        return "\n".join(elements_to_run)
+
+    def pre_run(self) -> str:
+        """Return pre-run commands."""
+        fixed = (
+            "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n\n"
+            "# This script is auto-generated by junifer.\n\n"
+            "# Force datalad to run in non-interactive mode\n"
+            "DATALAD_UI_INTERACTIVE=false\n"
+        )
+        var = self._pre_run or ""
+        return fixed + "\n" + var
+
+    def run(self) -> str:
+        """Return run commands."""
+        return (
+            "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n\n"
+            "# This script is auto-generated by junifer.\n\n"
+            "# Run pre_run.sh\n"
+            f"sh {self._pre_run_path.resolve()!s}\n\n"
+            "# Run `junifer run` using `parallel`\n"
+            "parallel --bar --resume --resume-failed "
+            f"--joblog {self._run_joblog_path} "
+            "--delay 60 "  # wait 1 min before next job is spawned
+            f"--results {self._log_dir} "
+            f"--arg-file {self._elements_file_path.resolve()!s} "
+            f"{self._job_dir.resolve()!s}/{self._executable} "
+            f"{self._arguments} run "
+            f"{self._yaml_config_path.resolve()!s} "
+            f"--verbose {self._verbose} "
+            f"--element"
+        )
+
+    def pre_collect(self) -> str:
+        """Return pre-collect commands."""
+        fixed = (
+            "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n\n"
+            "# This script is auto-generated by junifer.\n"
+        )
+        var = self._pre_collect or ""
+        return fixed + "\n" + var
+
+    def collect(self) -> str:
+        """Return collect commands."""
+        return (
+            "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n\n"
+            "# This script is auto-generated by junifer.\n\n"
+            "# Run pre_collect.sh\n"
+            f"sh {self._pre_collect_path.resolve()!s}\n\n"
+            "# Run `junifer collect`\n"
+            f"{self._job_dir.resolve()!s}/{self._executable} "
+            f"{self._arguments} collect "
+            f"{self._yaml_config_path.resolve()!s} "
+            f"--verbose {self._verbose}"
+        )
+
+    def prepare(self) -> None:
+        """Prepare assets for submission."""
+        logger.info("Preparing for local queue via GNU parallel")
+        # Copy executable if not local
+        if hasattr(self, "_exec_path"):
+            logger.info(
+                f"Copying {self._executable} to "
+                f"{self._exec_path.resolve()!s}"
+            )
+            shutil.copy(
+                src=Path(__file__).parent.parent / "res" / self._executable,
+                dst=self._exec_path,
+            )
+            make_executable(self._exec_path)
+        # Create elements file
+        logger.info(
+            f"Writing {self._elements_file_path.name} to "
+            f"{self._elements_file_path.resolve()!s}"
+        )
+        self._elements_file_path.touch()
+        self._elements_file_path.write_text(textwrap.dedent(self.elements()))
+        # Create pre run
+        logger.info(
+            f"Writing {self._pre_run_path.name} to "
+            f"{self._job_dir.resolve()!s}"
+        )
+        self._pre_run_path.touch()
+        self._pre_run_path.write_text(textwrap.dedent(self.pre_run()))
+        make_executable(self._pre_run_path)
+        # Create run
+        logger.info(
+            f"Writing {self._run_path.name} to " f"{self._job_dir.resolve()!s}"
+        )
+        self._run_path.touch()
+        self._run_path.write_text(textwrap.dedent(self.run()))
+        make_executable(self._run_path)
+        # Create pre collect
+        logger.info(
+            f"Writing {self._pre_collect_path.name} to "
+            f"{self._job_dir.resolve()!s}"
+        )
+        self._pre_collect_path.touch()
+        self._pre_collect_path.write_text(textwrap.dedent(self.pre_collect()))
+        make_executable(self._pre_collect_path)
+        # Create collect
+        logger.info(
+            f"Writing {self._collect_path.name} to "
+            f"{self._job_dir.resolve()!s}"
+        )
+        self._collect_path.touch()
+        self._collect_path.write_text(textwrap.dedent(self.collect()))
+        make_executable(self._collect_path)
+        # Submit if required
+        run_cmd = f"sh {self._run_path.resolve()!s}"
+        collect_cmd = f"sh {self._collect_path.resolve()!s}"
+        if self._submit:
+            logger.info(
+                "Shell scripts created, the following will be run:\n"
+                f"{run_cmd}\n"
+                "After successful completion of the previous step, run:\n"
+                f"{collect_cmd}"
+            )
+            run_ext_cmd(name=f"{self._run_path.resolve()!s}", cmd=[run_cmd])
+        else:
+            logger.info(
+                "Shell scripts created, to start, run:\n"
+                f"{run_cmd}\n"
+                "After successful completion of the previous step, run:\n"
+                f"{collect_cmd}"
+            )
diff --git a/junifer/api/queue_context/htcondor_adapter.py b/junifer/api/queue_context/htcondor_adapter.py
index 63899e13f..9435d0026 100644
--- a/junifer/api/queue_context/htcondor_adapter.py
+++ b/junifer/api/queue_context/htcondor_adapter.py
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ class HTCondorAdapter(QueueContextAdapter):
 
     See Also
     --------
-    QueueContextAdapter : The base class for QueueContext.
+    QueueContextAdapter :
+        The base class for QueueContext.
+    GnuParallelLocalAdapter :
+        The concrete class for queueing via GNU Parallel (local).
 
     """
 
diff --git a/junifer/api/queue_context/tests/test_gnu_parallel_local_adapter.py b/junifer/api/queue_context/tests/test_gnu_parallel_local_adapter.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bae705fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/junifer/api/queue_context/tests/test_gnu_parallel_local_adapter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+"""Provide tests for GnuParallelLocalAdapter."""
+
+# Authors: Synchon Mandal <s.mandal@fz-juelich.de>
+# License: AGPL
+
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
+
+import pytest
+
+from junifer.api.queue_context import GnuParallelLocalAdapter
+
+
+def test_GnuParallelLocalAdapter_env_error() -> None:
+    """Test error for invalid env kind."""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid value for `env.kind`"):
+        GnuParallelLocalAdapter(
+            job_name="check_env",
+            job_dir=Path("."),
+            yaml_config_path=Path("."),
+            elements=["sub01"],
+            env={"kind": "jambalaya"},
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "elements, expected_text",
+    [
+        (["sub01", "sub02"], "sub01\nsub02"),
+        ([("sub01", "ses01"), ("sub02", "ses01")], "sub01,ses01\nsub02,ses01"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_GnuParallelLocalAdapter_elements(
+    elements: List[Union[str, Tuple]],
+    expected_text: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Test GnuParallelLocalAdapter elements().
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    elements : list of str or tuple
+        The parametrized elements.
+    expected_text : str
+        The parametrized expected text.
+
+    """
+    adapter = GnuParallelLocalAdapter(
+        job_name="test_elements",
+        job_dir=Path("."),
+        yaml_config_path=Path("."),
+        elements=elements,
+    )
+    assert expected_text in adapter.elements()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "pre_run, expected_text",
+    [
+        (None, "# Force datalad"),
+        ("# Check this out\n", "# Check this out"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_GnuParallelLocalAdapter_pre_run(
+    pre_run: Optional[str], expected_text: str
+) -> None:
+    """Test GnuParallelLocalAdapter pre_run().
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    pre_run : str or None
+        The parametrized pre run text.
+    expected_text : str
+        The parametrized expected text.
+
+    """
+    adapter = GnuParallelLocalAdapter(
+        job_name="test_pre_run",
+        job_dir=Path("."),
+        yaml_config_path=Path("."),
+        elements=["sub01"],
+        pre_run=pre_run,
+    )
+    assert expected_text in adapter.pre_run()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "pre_collect, expected_text",
+    [
+        (None, "# This script"),
+        ("# Check this out\n", "# Check this out"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_GnuParallelLocalAdapter_pre_collect(
+    pre_collect: Optional[str],
+    expected_text: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Test GnuParallelLocalAdapter pre_collect().
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    pre_collect : str or None
+        The parametrized pre collect text.
+    expected_text : str
+        The parametrized expected text.
+
+    """
+    adapter = GnuParallelLocalAdapter(
+        job_name="test_pre_collect",
+        job_dir=Path("."),
+        yaml_config_path=Path("."),
+        elements=["sub01"],
+        pre_collect=pre_collect,
+    )
+    assert expected_text in adapter.pre_collect()
+
+
+def test_GnuParallelLocalAdapter_run() -> None:
+    """Test HTCondorAdapter run()."""
+    adapter = GnuParallelLocalAdapter(
+        job_name="test_run",
+        job_dir=Path("."),
+        yaml_config_path=Path("."),
+        elements=["sub01"],
+    )
+    assert "run" in adapter.run()
+
+
+def test_GnuParallelLocalAdapter_collect() -> None:
+    """Test HTCondorAdapter collect()."""
+    adapter = GnuParallelLocalAdapter(
+        job_name="test_run_collect",
+        job_dir=Path("."),
+        yaml_config_path=Path("."),
+        elements=["sub01"],
+    )
+    assert "collect" in adapter.collect()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "env",
+    [
+        {"kind": "conda", "name": "junifer"},
+        {"kind": "venv", "name": "./junifer"},
+    ],
+)
+def test_GnuParallelLocalAdapter_prepare(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+    env: Dict[str, str],
+) -> None:
+    """Test GnuParallelLocalAdapter prepare().
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    tmp_path : pathlib.Path
+        The path to the test directory.
+    monkeypatch : pytest.MonkeyPatch
+        The pytest.MonkeyPatch object.
+    caplog : pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+        The pytest.LogCaptureFixture object.
+    env : dict
+        The parametrized Python environment config.
+
+    """
+    with monkeypatch.context() as m:
+        m.chdir(tmp_path)
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.DEBUG):
+            adapter = GnuParallelLocalAdapter(
+                job_name="test_prepare",
+                job_dir=tmp_path,
+                yaml_config_path=tmp_path / "config.yaml",
+                elements=["sub01"],
+                env=env,
+            )
+            adapter.prepare()
+
+            assert "GNU parallel" in caplog.text
+            assert f"Copying run_{env['kind']}" in caplog.text
+            assert "Writing pre_run.sh" in caplog.text
+            assert "Writing run_test_prepare.sh" in caplog.text
+            assert "Writing pre_collect.sh" in caplog.text
+            assert "Writing collect_test_prepare.sh" in caplog.text
+            assert "Shell scripts created" in caplog.text
+
+            assert adapter._exec_path.stat().st_size != 0
+            assert adapter._elements_file_path.stat().st_size != 0
+            assert adapter._pre_run_path.stat().st_size != 0
+            assert adapter._run_path.stat().st_size != 0
+            assert adapter._pre_collect_path.stat().st_size != 0
+            assert adapter._collect_path.stat().st_size != 0
diff --git a/junifer/api/tests/test_functions.py b/junifer/api/tests/test_functions.py
index a0043713b..687ffcded 100644
--- a/junifer/api/tests/test_functions.py
+++ b/junifer/api/tests/test_functions.py
@@ -570,14 +570,14 @@ def test_reset_queue(
                 },
                 "mem": "8G",
             },
-            kind="HTCondor",
+            kind="GNUParallelLocal",
             jobname=job_name,
         )
         # Reset operation
         reset(
             config={
                 "storage": storage,
-                "queue": {"jobname": job_name},
+                "queue": {"kind": "GNUParallelLocal", "jobname": job_name},
             }
         )