It's worth trying, assuming you have tons of time to burn and don't mind getting a mostly zilch response rate. The key is to start your cover letter (in fact,

It's worth trying, assuming you have tons of time to burn and don't mind getting a mostly zilch response rate. The key is to start your cover letter (in fact, you can even deadpan) by mentioning that you've never had this role before, but think you'd be good at anyways based on the factors mentioned. Couldn't hurt -- and again, most people who got into management did so through some mix of dumb luck and/or persistence. The latter being a virtue in and of itself, so they say. Which some people just might pick up on, in your cover letter.