I'm in a similar position, too.
Although I'm not particularly interested in flying, I would now like to move into the Ops side of things. I'm a Load Controller / Dispatcher for an airline at the moment, but the pay is just so bad that I can't afford to carry on doing this. Whats the best way to prepare yourself for a move into Ops, because I'm sure that no carrier would consider me experienced enough at the moment.
Can any Ops bods share their experiences with us of how they 'got in' to their department? Any info would be very much appreciated.