$y^2 = 4x$
$\implies a = 1 $
$x^2 = - 32 y$
$\implies a = -8$
tangent to the parabola $y^2=4x$ is $y = mx + \frac{a}{m} $
$\implies y = mx + \frac{1}{m} ----(1)$
tangent to the parabola $x^2 = -32 y$ is
$y = mx + am^2$
$\implies y = mx + 8m^2 ---- (2)$
Equating (1) and (2)
$mx + \frac{1}{m} = mx + 8m^2$
$\implies 8m^3 = 1$
$\therefore m = \frac{1}{2} $